SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble
(NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that Börje Ekholm will return to the
Trimble Board of Directors on January 4,
2020. He previously served on Trimble's Board from
May 2015 to May 2017.
Ekholm is currently president and chief executive officer of
Ericsson, a position he has held since January 2017. Previously, he was president and
chief executive officer as well as a board member of Investor AB
from September 2005 to May 2015. He joined Investor AB in 1992 and held
numerous roles before becoming CEO. Ekholm serves on the boards of
Alibaba and Ericsson and he is also a member of the board of
trustees of Choate Rosemary Hall. Ekholm is a past chairman of the
board of Nasdaq OMX and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Ekholm holds a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD,
France and a Master of Science in
Electrical Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in
Stockholm.
"We are pleased that Börje will return to Trimble's Board of
Directors," said Steven W.
Berglund, president and CEO of Trimble. "We anticipate being
able to leverage his extensive and diverse experiences across a
range of industries and regions. His insight and judgement will be
particularly helpful in maintaining our momentum during our
corporate transition."
About Trimble
Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering
products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds.
Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data
analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety
and sustainability. From purpose built products to enterprise
lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware and services are
transforming industries such as agriculture, construction,
geospatial and transportation and logistics. For more information
about Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com.
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