Miles Flint

President, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications
Member of the Board, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications

Miles Flint was appointed President of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications effective 22 June 2004. Prior to this, Miles Flint was President of European Marketing at Sony Europe, where he was responsible for the marketing activities of Sony's electronics business across Europe. Concurrent with his European role, he also held the position of Managing Director of Sony United Kingdom Limited, the umbrella company that encompasses all of Sony's electronics operations in the UK.

Miles Flint joined Sony in January 1991 as Managing Director of Sony Broadcast & Communications UK, a division of Sony serving the UK broadcast and professional audio and video markets. In November 1993, he became Regional Director North within Sony Broadcast & Professional's European operations, responsible for the Nordic region, the UK and Ireland. In 1996 he also assumed responsibility for Sales and Marketing in Western Europe becoming Deputy Managing Director.

Promoted to President of Sony Broadcast & Professional Europe in January 1998, Miles Flint also led the team that was responsible for the marketing and support of products and services to Sony's Professional Solutions and Customers business division in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Three years later he was appointed to the Board of Sony Europe and to the post of Managing Director of Sony United Kingdom Limited.

In July 2002 Miles Flint became President of Sony Business Europe and assumed responsibility for two additional Sony businesses: Recording Media & Energy and Semiconductor & Electronic Solutions. In November 2003 he was appointed to the role of President of European Marketing at Sony Europe.

Prior to joining Sony, Miles Flint held a series of marketing and product development roles in the fields of computing and telecommunications, firstly at ICL and then at STC following the merger of the two companies.

Miles Flint is a graduate of London University and has an MBA from the Cranfield School of Management (Cranfield University, UK). He was born in July 1953, and lives in Maidenhead (UK) with his wife and two children.

Jan Wareby

Corporate Executive Vice President

In 2001 Mr. Jan Wäreby helped form Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, the joint venture between Ericsson and Sony. He is Corporate Executive Vice President and Head of Sales and Marketing.

Mr. Wäreby, who has a Master of Science degree, came to Ericsson in 1980, working in the transmission business. In 1986, he transferred to Cellular Systems and held various senior positions within Ericsson's cellular business. In 1992, he was appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for Cellular Systems, American standards. He played a key role in building up this business.

Between 1994 and 1998, Mr. Wäreby was Vice President, with responsibility for Global Sales and Market Operations for the AMPS/D-AMPS line of business. In early 1998, he was appointed Executive Vice President in Ericsson Radio Systems, with global responsibility for all AMPS/D-AMPS activities.

In 1999 Mr. Wäreby took over as Executive Vice President with responsibility for the European, African and Middle Eastern markets.

In 2000, Mr. Wäreby became Executive Vice President of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Head of the Consumer Products Division.