IKEA

IKEA's organizational structure is defined by a network of regional units, job functions, and country-specific subsidiaries, each led by a team of executives. Within the Information Technology function, key leaders include Bryant Noice, serving as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officer in Sweden; Richard Andersson (He/Him), Managing Director of IKEA IT AB; Kirill Barinov, Chief Technology Officer of IKEA China Digital Hub; and Orit Maori, Chief Information Officer in Israel. The Digital Transformation and Innovation sub-function is led by Parag Parekh, Chief Digital Officer of Ingka Group, and the Data Management and Analytics function is headed by Mats Johansson, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, with regional leads including Dr. Xiaohua Hu (Chief Data and Analytics Officer, IKEA China) and Burce Gültekin (Chief Data and Analytics Officer in the Netherlands). Finance is a major function, with regional divisions across North America, EMEA, and APAC. In the United States, Mark Foutch serves as Group Chief Financial Officer, supported by Deputy CFO of Ingka Group Lucy Slinger, Kevin Berenfeld (CFO, Ingka Investments), Sandra Schouten (CFO, IKEA Netherlands), Bilgen Sezer (CFO, IKEA Switzerland), and Nicole Martens (Acting CFO, Ingka, Retail). Country CFOs in EMEA include Milena Dimanova (Bulgaria), Constantinos Mourouzides (UK), Jongkyu Shin (South Korea), Nicole Reitinger (Austria), Fátima García de Viedma Lapetra (Spain), Harald Wöhlbier (Germany), Anne-Laure Jacquemart (France), Zane Bērze (Latvia), Dirk Schmidt (Finland), Alessandro Elie Cohen (Italy), and Leandro Teixeira (Portugal). In the APAC region, Jorge Tamayo (Managing Director and CFO in Malaysia) and Murali Iyer (Group CFO in India) lead finance operations. Supply Chain is another critical function, with Kasia Katarzyna Warchał serving as Managing Director of Purchasing and Logistics for Central Europe, Kirsten Malaska as Chief Procurement Officer in the United States, and Frank Kantner as Chief Fulfillment Officer. Strategy leadership includes Valaree Cartwright as Chief Strategy Officer in Vietnam, Wim Blaauw as Chief Transformation Officer in the Netherlands, and Marcus Vagnebohrn as CFO of IKEA Range and IKEA of Sweden. Customer Experience is led by Harsh Agarwal (Chief Omnichannel Officer, Global, in the Netherlands) and Samantha Giusti (Chief Customer Officer, IKEA United States), while Operations in the US is headed by Rob Olson. Marketing is anchored by Leticia Bradley, Chief Communications Officer, in the United States. Regional CEOs include Patrik Antoni (India), Javier Quiñones (Chief Executive Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, United States), Peter Jelkeby (CEO and CSO, Germany), and Petter Berggren (Managing Director, Food Supply, Global, in Switzerland). Digital leadership is distributed across countries, including Karen Helweg-Larsen (Chief Digital Officer in Denmark), Marija Gaidukova (CDO in Latvia), Ann Ström (Country CDO in Switzerland), Amanda Effron (CDO in the United States), Jane Strong (CDO, IKEA Canada), Kevin Lee (CDO, China), Guitaek YI (CDO in South Korea), Claudio Winkler (Chief Business Development Officer and Digital Officer, Austria), and Christophe Cadic (CDO, France). Technology leadership in India is provided by Shobith Varma (CTO), Varun Nagalia (SVP & Global CIO for Corporate Functions), and John Reile (VP Technology/CTO, United States).