Bangkok--14 Oct--Ericsson
- Effective October 1, 2013, Camilla Vautier is appointed President of Ericsson Thailand
- Camilla brings over 18 years’ experience in Ericsson, having held senior roles in sales and marketing management in several regions, including Europe and Asia
Ericsson today announced the appointment of Camilla Vautier as the new President of Ericsson Thailand as of October 1, 2013. Camilla reports to Ericsson’s President for South East Asia and Oceania, Arun Bansal, and takes over from Joacim Damgard, who now heads up UK and Ireland for the company.
Prior to this new appointment, Camilla was the Head of Commercial Management in Western and Central Europe. Arun commented that "we are confident that Camilla will play a key role in strengthening our market leadership in Thailand. She brings a depth of experience that spans 18 years in sales and marketing management in Ericsson. Together with the team in Thailand she will work with our customers to capture value in a rapidly transforming telecoms market."
Camilla said that she is delighted to be in Thailand at such an exciting time of mobile broadband growth. “Thailand is one of the countries with the highest smartphone and tablet penetration growth in South East Asia, and this presents a wealth of opportunities for our customers and for mobile subscribers.”
The findings from the latest Ericsson Consumer Lab study suggest that smartphone penetration rates will double and tablet penetration rates will triple in Thailand this year, compared to data from 2012. In addition, almost 27% of Thai tablet users have indicated that they are watching TV or video content on their tablet, while 32% of Thai smartphone users have said that they are using video streaming on the device.
“Over the last couple of years, Ericsson Thailand has emerged as the technology partner of choice of our local customers. I am looking forward to working closely with our customers to continue Ericsson’s success in the Thai market," Camilla shared.
Ericsson has played a key role in the Thai telecommunications industry since it established its local presence 107 years ago, supplying the first Ericsson local battery telephone system with a 100-subscriber capacity in Bangkok. Since then, Ericsson has continued its growth in Thailand, bringing world-class telecommunications technology to the Thai market, and this year announced the acquisition of local systems integration specialist, TeleOSS, to further extend local capabilities.