Jan Malm

Jan Malm was CEO of the Swedish telecom company Ericsson in China 2000–2004. He was born in Ödeshög, Sweden, in 1950, and graduated as civil engineer from the University of Linköping. He worked for many years for Teli AB in Nynäshamn, Sweden, and thereafter for Ericsson AB in Sweden and in China. He was also a captain and reserve officer (fighter controller) in the Swedish Air Force. He died out of a heart collapse in April 2004 during a running exercise in a gym in central Beijing. During his eight years in China, he contributed tremendously to the success of Ericsson's business and development in the country.