Telecom equipment manufacturer, Ericsson has appointed Paolo Colella as India head. He succeeds Chris Houghton, who will move out of India and in his new role lead the company’s operations in North East Asia. Colella will assume office beginning September 1, 2015. Prior to his new role, he had been responsible for Ericsson’s consulting and systems integration business globally for about six years. He has also worked as executive vice-president sales and marketing at Ericsson United Kingdom.