Technology - USA (2021-03)

Swedish telecommunications giant

Ericsson appointed Katherine Ainley

to become its new CEO, UK and Ireland,

at a crucial stage in the 5G transition, with

the company planning to upgrade 20,

UK network sites by 2024. She joined from

telecommunications rival BT in February,

where she was Managing Director of

Ventures in Enterprise.

Enterprise software leader Salesforce chose
David Schmaier to become its new President
and Chief Product Officer, with a remit of
leading the company’s global product team.
He was previously co-founder and CEO of
Vlocity, a provider of industry-specific cloud
and mobile software, and newly a subsidiary
of Salesforce.

KATHERINE AINLEY

DAVID SCHMAIER

FROM: BT

TO: ERICSSON

FROM: VLOCITY

TO: SALESFORCE

WAS: MANAGING DIRECTOR

OF VENTURES IN ENTERPRISE

NOW: CEO, UK AND IRELAND

WAS: CO-FOUNDER AND CEO

NOW: PRESIDENT AND CHIEF

PRODUCT OFFICER

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