Industry Moves: Sony Ericsson Names New Heads Of U.S., Western Europe

Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) has named Anderson Teixeira, currently Head of Region Western Europe, to the position of President of Sony Ericsson U.S. and Head of Region North America. He replaces Najmi Jarwala, who left last month to pursue other career opportunities. Teixeria will officially start June 1 and will be based at the company’s office in Raleigh, N.C. In addition, Sony Ericsson named a replacement for Teixeira, which will be Kristian Tear. Tear will become Head of Region Western Europe starting June 1, and will combine the new role with his current responsibilities as Head of Sony Ericsson’s Global Customer Operations. Tear will be based in Munich, Germany.

Teixeira, who is a native of Brazil, has been part of Sony Ericsson since the inception of the joint venture in 2001. He has led the company

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