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vestberg , photo courtesy of ericsson hudiksvall , sweden 23 june 1965 hans vestberg.jpg hans vestberg
 hans vestberg ceo of ericsson
hans vestberg

hans vestberg -lrb- born 23 june 1965 -rrb- is a swedish businessman and the current ceo of telecommunications company ericsson .
vestberg holds a bachelor 's degree in business administration from uppsala university .
vestberg joined ericsson in 1988 .
he has broad international experience , having held various management positions for ericsson in china , brazil , mexico and the us .
he remains the international adviser to the governor of guangdong , china .
in 2011 , vestberg was named the 6th most powerful man in wireless by fierce wireless .
he is a leading advocate of the millennium development goals , and for the potential of mobility and broadband to tackle some of the world 's most compelling issues such as poverty , health , education and climate change .
he is a founding member of the broadband commission for digital development , where he chairs the task group on the post-2015 development agenda after having chaired the commission 's climate-change working group .
vestberg is also a member of the leadership council of the united nation 's sustainable development solutions network .
