www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Kristian Tear, head of Western Europe and head of global customer accounts has been promoted by Sony Ericsson as a head of global sales and marketing from April 1. As the head of global sales and marketing division, Tear succeeds Anders Runevad, who will return to Ericsson.

Tear joined Sony Ericsson in 2005 from Ericsson. In Ericsson he held a number of executive management positions in Asia, Europe and Latin America.

Tear’s successor in his position of head of Western Europe region and head of global customer accounts will be announced by the company in due course.