June 21 (Reuters) - British technology firm Ocado Group is preparing to appoint a successor to chief executive Tim Steiner, Sky News reported on Sunday.

Niklas Heuveldop, the chief executive of Vonage, a subsidiary of Sweden’s Ericsson, had been sounded out for the role, according to Sky News.

Reuters could not immediately verify the report. Ocado Group and Vonage declined to comment.

(Reporting by Chandni Shah in Bengaluru; Editing by Alexandra Hudson)

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