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fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category4\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><span class=\"rank_heading\">Nationality: <span class=\"ranking_details\"> Labaenese &#8211; Swedish <\/span> <\/span><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-8{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six list_category5\" style=\"font-size:1.2em !important;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><h6 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;PT Sans&quot;;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;color:#ffffff;\"><span class=\"rank_heading\"> Headquarters: <span class=\"ranking_details\"> Sweden <\/span><\/span><\/h6><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-9{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-9 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six list_category6\" style=\"font-size:1.2em !important;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><h6 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;PT Sans&quot;;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;color:#ffffff;\"><span class=\"rank_heading\"> Local Headquarters: <span class=\"rankning_details\"> U.A.E.<\/span><\/span><\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.7;letter-spacing:0.01em !Important;color:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"_22Ymv\">\n<div class=\"_22Ymv\">\n<div class=\"_22Ymv\">With more than 21 years of experience at Ericsson, today Pharaon oversees 70 countries and 4,200 employees. 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