UIQ Technology, provider of the open software platform UIQ to world leading mobile
phone manufacturers such as Sony Ericsson and Motorola, today formally announced
the appointment of a strengthened management team, including three new members.
Ronneby, Sweden, 11 April 2007 - I am happy to welcome three very skilled and
experienced new members to the team, says Johan Sandberg, CEO of UIQ Technology.
They are all senior executives with a wealth of combined experience within the
mobile industry, which is of highest importance when we are now entering a new
corporate phase. I am confident this team will be instrumental in taking UIQ Technology
to the next level of business.
The new management team members on board are: Paul Burwood, Vice President Marketing
and Sales, Lotta Hauffman, Vice President Human Resources and Mats Barvesten,
Vice President Product Management.
Paul Burwood recently left his position as Global Sales & Strategy Director
at Ernst & Young, becoming VP Sales and Marketing at UIQ Technology. Paul
has 15 proven years of experience in the sales and marketing of high technology
products, services and solutions. He held a position as Director WW Advanced Technology
Programme at Hewlett-Packard where he was based in HPs Corporate Office of Strategy
and Technology and was responsible for developing and implementing the company's
strategic plan to enter new markets.
Lotta Hauffman will take on the position as VP Human Resources. Lotta has wide
experience of the Human Resources area, having spent several years within Vodafone,
currently as HR Director at Vodafone Sweden, nowadays a part of Telenor, where
she has implemented global HR processes and managed a number of projects within
the HR area. She will start her new position at UIQ Technology on 2 May, 2007.
Mats Barvesten has enjoyed successful careers within mobile telecommunications,
including management of strategies, business development and product- and project
development. Mats joined Ericsson in 1989 and participated in creating the mobile
telephone business division. At the start of Sony Ericsson he headed up Product
Planning and Management of Smartphones and in 2003 Mats was asked to become Head
of Portfolio Planning, a position he has held until now. Mats starts his new position
as VP Product Management at UIQ Technology on 1 June, 2007.
In addition to the three new members, the management team will also include Johan
Sandberg, CEO, Peter Molin, CTO, Jonas Lindeborg, VP Software Development, Michael
Sderlund, VP Professional Services and Mikael Nordgren, Acting CFO.
About UIQ Technology
UIQ Technology AB is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications
AB. UIQ Technology creates and licenses the open software platform, UIQ, to leading
mobile phone manufacturers. The flexible and customizable user interface and development
platform is pre-integrated and tested with Symbian OS, the leading industry standard
operating system for mobile phones. www.uiq.com |