Ericsson, the restructuring global telecom equipment giant facing an SEC probe, has installed new heads of corporate communications and investor relations.

The company this week said it tapped Scandinavian Airlines media relations chief Elisabeth Manzi to lead communications, a vacant post.

Peter Nyquist, senior VP of IR at Electrolux, is slated to join Ericsson in September to head IR, taking the reins from Asa Konnbjer, acting head since February.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is probing Nasdaq-traded Ericsson following media reports on its former system of making payments to win contracts in Romania.

The company also said this month it is following layoffs of five percent of its workforce with the closure a Swedish factory amid shrinking European demand for copper and fiber cables, a $150M business for Ericsson.

The announcements followed a disappointing first quarter earnings report in April that saw net income fall 86% to $180.7M amid the restructuring.

U.S. revenue, however, was strong as it sold lucrative network equipment to top mobile operators like Verizon and AT&T. The New York Times reported in April that Ericsson is benefitting in the U.S. as its biggest rival, China's Huawei, is blocked from selling to American telecom companies over national security concerns.

Kathy Egan-Wummer, VP of external communications in New York, is North American spokeswoman for Ericsson.

The 136-year-old company had 2012 revenue of $33.8B.