Yossi Cohen

Previously, Cohen was a Vice President & Global Head of Sales for Business Unit Radio at Ericsson HQ in Stockholm, Sweden. He also had served as the President & Representative Director of Ericsson Japan and the Head of SoftBank Business Division from 2009. In addition, Cohen was Head of the SoftBank Global Business Division, established in 2013.  

Prior to this, Cohen was the Head of Ericsson Israel, since 2005, serving as Head of Technology and later Head of the Business Division of Pelephone. 

While working at Ericsson, Cohen has gained a wide range of international experience and has been involved in various activities for Ericsson offices in Japan, Sweden, Australia, Turkey and the United States.

During his 20 years in the telecommunication industry, he has worked at Israel’s first mobile operator, as well as being part of the Israeli telecommunication technology centric startup Geotek while residing in Seoul, South Korea. 

Cohen was born in Israel. He holds degrees in electronic engineering and business administration.