Nils Rydbeck

Nils Rydbeck is an engineer based in Sweden who led mobile phone technology at Ericsson. He holds a master degree in electrical engineering and a doctorate, and served as chief technology officer and senior vice president for research and development of Ericsson Mobile Phones from 1985 to 2001. Since 2002 he has been Professor of Communication Systems at Lund University while also working as an independent executive consultant. His recognitions include membership of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, which awarded him its Gold Medal in 1997, the Telecom City Grand Prize in 1999 and an honorary doctorate from the Blekinge Institute of Technology in 2000. In 2004 he was elected to the board of directors of the browser maker Opera Software, whose chairman said he brought the board unique competency in the mobile internet market. His entry rests on the 2004 company announcement; his birth details are not stated there.