14 DAY TRIAL // Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications announced on Monday that Najmi Jarwala, president of Sony Ericsson USA and head of Region North America (both the US and Canada markets), would be leaving the company by the end of the month so as to “pursue other career opportunities.”
Dick Komiyama, president of Sony Ericsson, commented on the company's announcement, “Under Najmi’s leadership we have redefined our North American strategy, built operational excellence and strengthened our total presence considerably in this very important market. We are sad to see him leave Sony Ericsson after more than three successful years, but at the same time we wish him all the best for his future.”
Najmi Jarwala stated the following, “It has been an incredibly rewarding time for me and we have achieved a lot together in North America.” He also talked about the achievements that Sony Ericsson made on the North American market, including the fact that the number of new products released in the area has been increased, and that the market share of the company has risen while new relationships with mobile phone carriers in the country have been established.
In addition, Najmi Jarwala also said that the North American market would play an important part in the future growth and success of Sony Ericsson, and also expressed his regrets for leaving “a team of passionate, creative and innovative people at Sony Ericsson,” which he led.
No successor for Najmi in his dual role has been announced yet, but the company says that it will do so in due course. Starting with April 1st, until the successor will be named, the executive vice president of Sony Ericsson and head of Global Sales & Marketing, Anders Runevad, will take on the role of President of Sony Ericsson USA and Head of Region North America.
As many of you might already know, the company had great success on the North American market with its Cybershot and Walkman phones. At the same time, it has operations in over 80 countries, yet last week Sony Ericsson announced that it expected that, in the first quarter of the year, it would register losses placed between $460 million and $528 million.