The man chiefly responsible for the turnaround of Sony Ericsson, Hidecki “Dick” Komiyama, will be retiring at the end of this year as revealed by the company. He will be succeeded by Bert Nordberg who will move over from Ericsson. Actually, Nordberg will be named co-President by September to allow a smooth transition until Komiyama officially steps down at the end of the year.

But if Komiyama’s performance is to be a gauge, Nordberg may have his work cut out for him. Komiyama has accomplished a lot of things, including that of turning around the company for the past two years. Now, Nordberg inherits a company experiencing losses since the middle of last year and on the verge of laying off some workers which is not a great scenario to begin with.

Many question the departure of Komiyama, especially since it comes at a time where new products are to be launched. But it was Komiyama himself he felt that the timing couldn’t have been better as the need for someone to complete the program transformation may prove to be better. And the person in the hot seat of it all is Nordberg.

(Source) ZDnet

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