Ericsson gets new ANZ head

Ericsson has promoted its Telstra account manager Sam Saba to head up the vendor's Australian and New Zealand operations.

Saba replaced Jacqueline Hey who said in a statement that it was "time to consider a change" after 23 years at Ericsson.

Her replacement has been at Ericsson for 15 years, and would commence his new role on 1 April.

"For the last three years, [Sam] has been the Telstra Key Account Manager, driving many of the innovations that have made Telstra's Next G network one of the world's most advanced mobile networks," the vendor said in a statement.

Hey was appointed to lead the Australian and New Zealand business in November 2008.