Jesper Brodin

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Jesper Brodin
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Born (1968-11-09) 9 November 1968 (age 56)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Education1994 – M.Sc. Industrial Engineering
Alma mater Chalmers University of Technology
TitleChief Executive Officer of INGKA Holding
Term2017–present
PredecessorPeter Agnefjäll
Children3

Jesper Brodin (born 9 November 1968) is a Swedish business leader and the chief executive officer (CEO) of Ingka Group. [1] During his career at IKEA, Brodin has held a number of different roles including assistant to Ingvar Kamprad, Business Area Manager Kitchen and Dining, as well as managing director for Range & Supply, Inter IKEA Group. [2]

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Early life and education

Born in 1968 in Gothenburg, Sweden, [3] Brodin graduated with a M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology in 1994. [4] He graduated from the University of Gothenburg in 1995. [5]

Career

Brodin has held several positions within Ingka Group. [6] In 1995, Brodin joined IKEA as the company's Purchase Manager in Pakistan. [7] After Pakistan, he became the Range & Supply Manager in Southeast Asia in 1997. In 1999, Brodin assumed the role of assistant to Ingvar Kamprad and Anders Dahlvig, CEO of IKEA Group at the time. [8] In 2008, Brodin moved to China to become Regional Purchase Manager. In 2011 he moved back to Sweden to serve as IKEA Supply Chain Manager at IKEA of Sweden, before becoming CEO of IKEA Range & Supply in 2013. [9]

Brodin succeeded Peter Agnefjäll as CEO of Ingka Group in September 2017. [10] Citing consumer complaints, Brodin pushed for Ikea to invest heavily in online sales, despite the prior CEO's long-term resistance to an online focus. [11]

He was named one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2024 by TIME . [12]

He oversaw the launch of an Ikea market for pre-owned goods in early 2025, [13] tested in several markets. [14]

Climate advocacy

In 2019, Brodin joined The B Team, a nonprofit organization advocating ecological sustainability and humanitarianism in global business practices. [15] He is also the chair of World Economic Forum Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders, a committee of corporate administrators who employ environmentally conscious business strategies. [16] As Ingka CEO, in 2024, he was a signatory on an open letter ahead of the UN COP29 summit calling for government action on climate change. [17]

Personal life

Brodin lives in Helsingborg, Sweden. [18] He and his wife have three children. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Thinking outside the box – Jesper Brodin takes IKEA digital". European CEO. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Jesper Brodin". European Commission - Brussels Economic Forum 2021 - Jesper Brodin.
  3. ↑ "Han skruvar ihop det nya Ikea". Dagens Industri (in Swedish). 23 August 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "JESPER BRODIN, VD IKEA, PRATAR HÅLLBARHET PÅ VERAS GRÄSMATTA". Chalmers. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  5. ↑ Shaw, Dougal (17 December 2024). "Ikea's boss: We've never made so many mistakes". Business Leader.
  6. ↑ ""Jag har haft en otrolig tur"". Smålandsposten. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  7. ↑ Chaudhuri, Saabira (24 May 2017). "IKEA CEO Peter Agnefjäll Quits Less Than Four Years Into the Job". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "IKEA group appoints Jesper Brodin new CEO". The Economic Times. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Jesper Brodin". Bloomberg. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Ikea Group appoints Jesper Brodin new CEO". The Business Times. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  11. 1 2 "Japanese toy Tamagotchi nears 100 million sales, makes comeback ahead of 30th anniv". Financial Times . 1 July 2023.
  12. ↑ Huffington, Ariana (2024). "Jesper Brodin". TIME . Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  13. ↑ Prakash, Prarthana (28 January 2025). "Ikea's foray into secondhand furniture is the 'smarter' thing to do—but scaling it up will be a challenge, says group CEO Jesper Brodin". Fortune . Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  14. ↑ Milne, Richard (27 January 2025). "Ikea looks to expand second-hand marketplace across Europe". Financial Times . Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  15. ↑ "THE B TEAM WELCOMES JESPER BRODIN AND JEAN OELWANG". The B Team. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  16. ↑ "Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  17. ↑ Mooney, Attracta (9 October 2024). "More than 100 CEOs call for climate action even as divide emerges". Financial Times .
  18. ↑ "Jesper Brodin". World Resource Institute. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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