Sweden-based global furniture giant IKEA Group has elevated Jesper Brodin as new Chief Executive Officer after his predecessor Peter Agnefjall decided to step down. Brodin currently looks after IKEA’s product range and supply chain in Sweden. He will assume charge effective September 1 this year. This has been disclosed in a statement issued by the company.
He will be based in Leiden, the Netherlands, added the statement. Brodin will take over the helm of a furniture and retail empire with 348 stores, 45 shopping centres and 140,000 employees in 28 countries. Brodin’s association began with IKEA in 1995 and has since then worked in purchasing, product range development, logistics and group management.
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“We have a lot of exciting things ahead of us. We’re growing, we’re keen on taking on new markets and we’re looking at how we can improve the customer experience in many dimensions,” Brodin was quoted as saying in media reports.
