He assumes the role in addition to his current role as Vice President and Head of Global Customer Unit for e& (Etisalat) and Pakistan at Ericsson Middle East and Africa.
Ericsson has announced, on Tuesday august 23, the appointment of Ekow Nelson as the Country General Manager of Ericsson United Arab Emirates (UAE) effective immediately. He assumes the role in addition to his current role as Vice President and Head of Global Customer Unit for e& (Etisalat) and Pakistan at Ericsson Middle East and Africa.
Originally from Ghana, Ekow Nelson is a global telecom, technology, and business leader, with a proven track‐record in strategy & innovation, sales and large-scale delivery and transformation in over 50 countries Since joining Ericsson in 2012, he has held senior leadership roles in positions in the UAE, Sweden, India and the UK, latterly as Head of Consulting for Europe and Latin America and before that, Head of Digital Services in India and Latin America. Prior to Ericsson he spent several years in senior telecommunications and media industry positions at IBM Corporation and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where he led the establishment of the European mobile business practice.
Ekow Nelson holds degrees in Computer Science and Business Management and is the author of several publications in telecoms and media.
Commenting on his new role, Ekow Nelson says: “The United Arab Emirates continues to blaze the trail in technology innovation and is well placed to drive the next generation digital transformation for industries. My key priorities in this additional role, will be to mobilize Ericsson’s innovation and technology leadership, for the UAE national agenda through collaboration with key government institutions, regulators, and policy makers. It is a privilege to be asked to lead Ericsson UAE as we write the next chapter of our industry.”
