Helena Norrman

Helena Norrman

From 2014 to 2019, Helena Norrman was senior vice president, chief marketing and communications officer of Ericsson and member of Ericsson’s executive leadership team. She began her career at Ericsson working with media relations in 1998 and has headed up communications within sales and marketing, global internal communications, brand management and global marketing communications. From 2006 to 2008 Helena held the position as head of internal communications, group functions communications. In 2008 she added marketing communications to her list of responsibilities and in May 2011 Helena was promoted to senior vice president of communications and chief communications officer at Ericsson.

The benefits and drawbacks that come with a seat at the executive table

More than 20 years have passed since Swedish communications technology giant Ericsson realised the value of having those responsible for the company’s communications present at the executive table.

Though still perhaps in a minority of...