Sony Ericsson Announces New Appointments in the Americas

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ATLANTA, Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Ericsson today announced four key appointments in the Americas with the ambition to drive further growth in these markets. The new appointments, which combine the talents of existing leadership and new players from the mobile industry, will provide greater focus on key customers and constitutes another step in making Sony Ericsson a leader on Android.  

The following executives will join Sony Ericsson's Americas team:

• Paul Hamnett now serves as Head of Region North America effective 1st September after holding the title of Senior Vice President and Head of MU North America in Atlanta. His previous global roles with the company include Head of Global Retail Sales and Sales Operations, Head of Global Sales and Head of Sales Region Western Europe.

• Jorge Juarez will join Sony Ericsson as Head of Region Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean effective 1st September 2011. Mr. Juarez joins Sony Ericsson  from Ericsson where he has held several leadership positions including in Mexico and Central America and most recently as Key Account Manager for Telcel. He will be based in Mexico.

• Jorge Aguiar will join Sony Ericsson as Head of Region South America, effective 1st October 2011 after 20 years at Ericsson with his most recent role as Head of Northern Latin America Customer Unit. He will be based in Brazil.

• Ricardo Gaibor rejoins Sony Ericsson as Head of Distribution and Retail for Latin America after serving as Vice President of Manufacturer Sales for Brightstar.

"These leaders bring unmatched insight and a proven track record from the telecom industry to our team," said Kristian Tear, Head of Sales & Marketing at Sony Ericsson. "With their experience and talent they will help us meet customer needs and drive Sony Ericsson as the brand of choice for consumers across the Americas."

Sony Ericsson works with many of the largest operators in the Americas including AT&T, Verizon, America Movil and Telefonica Movistar. Sony Ericsson offers consumers the most entertaining smartphones through its Xperia family, which brings together the worlds of both Sony and Android in an easy to use and beautifully designed device.

About Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson celebrates its 10th year as a joint venture between Sony Corporation and Ericsson in October, 2011. Over the years Sony Ericsson has brought together the best communication technologies with superior entertainment user experiences to create its Xperia™ line of the "most entertaining smartphones" in the mobile handset industry. With its global corporate functions in London, Sony Ericsson has sales and marketing operations in all major regions of the world, as well as manufacturing in China, and product development sites in China, Japan, Sweden and Silicon Valley, California. For more information, please visit: www.sonyericsson.com/press.

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