Ericsson has promoted Charlotte Levert to the role of chief people officer (CPO), senior vice president (SVP), and head of group functions people. Levert, who is currently the VP and head of People Business Area Cloud and Software Services, will replace MajBritt Arfert, who is departing from Ericsson.

Levert will take up her new position on February 10, 2025, and will be based in Sweden, Ericsson said. She most recently held the position of head of people business area managed services. Before joining Ericsson, she was head of HR Sweden and Global HR business partner at Tieto and has held various senior management positions within human resources.

Arfert is stepping down after having been with Ericsson for over 38 years and a member of the company’s executive team since the autumn of 2016. She will leave the company at the end of May 2025.