Dubai, UAE, October 17, 2017:  Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), was awarded the GCC Best Employer Brand Award 2017 during a celebration that was held last week in Dubai, UAE. 

Ericsson Human Resources and Marketing & Communications was bestowed with “GCC Best Employer Brand Award 2017” as one of the top employer brands in the region. The award is based on laying out business aligned HR strategies, their effective execution, creating future ready organizations and effective Marketing & Communication of the same, to attract, retain and develop talent. 

“Being awarded the GCC Best Employer Brand Award 2017 is an honor for Team Ericsson. In times of extreme change, it is a proof point of the continued strength of Ericsson brand, as a company and as an employer. Every member of the MMEA Ericsson family must feel proud of this honor and continue to contribute with increased gusto & passion to make the company stronger. This award is also a reflection of strong collaboration across functions and in this specific instance, with Marketing and Communications, as One Ericsson.” said Girish Johar, Head of Human Resources, Ericsson Middle East and Africa.

The GCC Best Employer Brand Awards features the top organizations from the Asian Region, who are exemplary in HR practices and use Marketing communications effectively for building talent, diversity & inclusion and for employee engagement.  

Ericsson is helping shape the future of wireless and wireline operators’ with its ability to meet their consumers’ expectations by assuring performance, capacity and coverage of networks and services.