Ericsson Canada appoints new president

TORONTO – The Canadian division of Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson announced the appointment Tuesday of Jeanette Irekvist as the company’s new president. Irekvist will also remain as vice president and head of customer unit and a member of Ericsson’s North America executive team, according to a press release. Replacing Graham Osborne, vice president of customer unit at Verizon, Irekvist has been with the company since 1999. She has overseen the company’s global marketing in the device and module platform and has led the company’s global partner sales program, the release said. She has a Master of Law from Lund...