Ericsson hires a grizzled veteran as its new legal chief

Swedish kit maker Ericsson needs all the help it can get with its Iraq scandal, so it has hired a new legal chief.
The company this week appointed Scott Dresser as its new chief legal officer. Dresser, who will report to Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm, joins from Veon, where he served as group general counsel, and helped the Netherlands-based telco group manage the fallout from its own scandal.
“Scott joins us at a critical time and will play a key role working with me, our board and the r