Jan Malm (23 May 1950 – 8 April 2004) was CEO of the Swedish telecom company Ericsson in China 2000–2004. Biography Jan Malm was born in Ödeshög, Sweden, in 1950, and graduated as civil engineer from the University of Linköping. He worked for many years for the company Teli AB in Nynäshamn, Sweden, and thereafter for the Swedish company Ericsson AB, both in Sweden and in China. He was also a captain and reserve officer (fighter controller) in the Swedish Air Force. He died unexpectedly of a heart collapse on April 8, 2004, during a running exercise in a gym in central Beijing. 1950 births 2004 deaths 20th-century Swedish engineers Linköping University alumni Ericsson people Swedish Air Force officers