Börje Ekholm (born 1963) is a Swedish-American business executive and CEO of Ericsson.

Early life

Börje Ekholm was born in 1963 in Borås, Sweden.[1] He grew up in Edsbruk, where he was educated at the nearby Västerviks gymnasium.[2][3] He graduated in 1988 with an MSc in Electrical Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, undertook exchange studies in Boston, and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from INSEAD.[1][4]

Career

Ekholm started his career as a consultant for McKinsey from 1988 to 1992, before joining the holding company controlled by the Wallenberg family, Investor AB, where he worked in corporate finance.[5][6] Three years later he was assigned to build the newly formed venture capital business within the company called Novare Kapital and becoming Investor AB's deputy chief executive officer in 2000.[6] In 2005, he replaced Marcus Wallenberg as CEO of the firm.[7][8][9] In 2015, he was reassigned to lead Investor AB's subsidiary Patricia Industries as CEO and remained in the role until early 2017.[10][11]

In January 2017, Ekholm succeeded Hans Vestberg as CEO of Ericsson.[12][13] At the time of his appointment, Investor AB was Ericsson's biggest shareholder. He has also been a board member of Ericsson since 2006.[14]

He sits on the board of Trimble and previously sat on the boards of several of Investor AB's portfolio companies,[15][16][17] including Nasdaq OMX, of which he is a former chairman.[18] He chaired the board of WM-data from 2005 until its acquisition by LogicaCMG.[19][20] In 2008 he joined the board of his alma mater KTH. Two years later he became its chairman. Also that year, he was elected as member of the Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.[7] From 2015 to 2022, he was on the board of Alibaba Group.[21]

In 2015, he was a recipient of H. M. The King's Medal of the 12th size in the Order of the Seraphim ribbon for his contributions to Swedish business.[22]

Personal life

Ekholm is married to Madeline with whom he has four children, including a pair of twins.[7] He is a dual citizen of Sweden and the United States.[23]

References

  1. ^ a b Forsberg, Birgitta (27 October 2016). "Börje Ekholm har uppfyllt den amerikanska drömmen – från bruksorten till överklassen" [Börje Ekholm has fulfilled the American dream – from the mill town to the upper class]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish).
  2. ^ Pettersson, Karin (8 October 2009). "Drivkraft: pengar" [Driving force: money]. Fokus (in Swedish).
  3. ^ Atiyeh, Julia; Eriksson, Emma (26 October 2016). "Lärare om Ericssons nya vd – "Han var den bästa elev jag haft"" [Teacher about Ericsson's new CEO – "He was the best student I had"]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish).
  4. ^ "Ericsson appoints Borje Ekholm new President and CEO". India Today. October 26, 2016. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  5. ^ Carlsson, Bengt (11 April 2005). "Börje Ekholm ny vd för Investor" [Börje Ekholm new CEO of Investor]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish).
  6. ^ a b "Ut ur skuggan -in i hetluften" [Out of the shadows - into the hot air]. Affärsvärlden (in Swedish). 19 April 2005.
  7. ^ a b c Brannstrom, Leif (26 October 2016). "Ekholm tog beslutet hemma vid köksbordet" [Ekholm made the decision at home at the kitchen table]. Expressen (in Swedish).
  8. ^ Hopkins, Nic (13 July 2005). "Wallenbergs go outside family for Investor chief". The Times.
  9. ^ "Ericsson Finally Has a New CEO". Fortune. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  10. ^ Jacob, Antoine (27 October 2016). "Börje Ekholm à la tête d'Ericsson, un homme clef de la famille Wallenberg" [Börje Ekholm at the head of Ericsson, a key man in the Wallenberg family]. Les Echos (in French).
  11. ^ Mellqvist, Gabriel (16 January 2017). "Börje Ekholm utan ersättare i Patricia" [Börje Ekholm without a replacement in Patricia]. Dagens industri (in Swedish).
  12. ^ "Ericsson to take large provisions as new CEO sets out strategy". The Business Times. 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  13. ^ "CNBC Interview with Börje Ekholm, Ericsson Group President and CEO, from the World Economic Forum 2018". stg-aws01pub.cnbc.com. CNBC. 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  14. ^ Rolander, Niclas; McLaughlin, Kim (26 October 2016). "For Sweden's Wallenbergs, Turnarounds Are Measured in Decades". Bloomberg News.
  15. ^ Soo, Zen (28 May 2019). "Profile: CEO Borje Ekholm wants to put the record straight on Ericsson's 5G efforts amid Huawei woes". South China Morning Post.
  16. ^ Gg, Arnav (2016-10-26). "Ericsson appoints Borje Ekholm as new CEO". TelecomLead. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  17. ^ "Ericsson appoints Borje Ekholm as new president, CEO". Business Line. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  18. ^ Massoudi, Arash (13 December 2012). "Nasdaq OMX appoints Ekholm as chairman". Financial Times.
  19. ^ "Börje Ekholm ordförande i WM-data" [Börje Ekholm Chairman of WM-data]. Dagens industri (in Swedish). 14 April 2005.
  20. ^ Kollewe, Julia (2 August 2006). "Get-out clause threatens Logica's deal". The Independent.
  21. ^ Dobberstein, Laura (22 March 2022). "Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm leaves Alibaba board to focus on his main job". The Register.
  22. ^ "Kungen delade ut medaljer" [The King presented medals] (in Swedish). Kungahuset. 16 June 2015.
  23. ^ Milne, Richard (26 October 2016). "Crisis-hit Ericsson names Börje Ekholm as new chief executive". Financial Times.
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