On January 29th, Ericsson announced the appointment of Chafic Nassif as the new Market Leader and Senior Vice President for Northeast Asia. Lan Shangli is currently the head of the Latin American North region market at Ericsson Europe and Latin America, and he will replace Chris Houghton. Ke Ruidong was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of Ericsson in November 2023. Lan Shangli will take office on February 26, 2024 and will be based in Japan.