Jesper Brodin (born 9 November 1968) is a Swedish business leader and the chief executive officer (CEO) of Ingka Group. During his career at IKEA, Brodin has held a number of different roles including assistant to

Ingvar Kamprad Feodor Ingvar Kamprad (; 30 March 1926 – 27 January 2018) was a Swedish billionaire who founded IKEA in 1943 and grew into a multinational retail company that became the world's largest furniture seller in 2008. He moved to Switzerland w ...

, Business Area Manager Kitchen and Dining, as well as managing director for Range & Supply,

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Early life and education

Born in 1968 in Gothenburg, Sweden, Brodin graduated with a M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from

Chalmers University of Technology Chalmers University of Technology (, commonly referred to as Chalmers) is a private university, private research university located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Chalmers focuses on engineering and science, but more broadly it also conducts research ...

in 1994.

Career

Brodin has held several positions within Ingka Group. In 1995, Brodin joined IKEA as the company's Purchase Manager in Pakistan. After Pakistan, he became the Range & Supply Manager in Southeast Asia in 1997. In 1999, Brodin assumed the role of assistant to

and Anders Dahlvig, CEO of IKEA Group at the time. 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

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, before becoming CEO of IKEA Range & Supply in 2013. Brodin succeeded Peter Agnefjäll as CEO of Ingka Group in September 2017.

Climate advocacy

In 2019, Brodin joined

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, a nonprofit organization advocating ecological sustainability and humanitarianism in global business practices. He is also the chair of

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Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders, a committee of corporate administrators who employ environmentally conscious business strategies.

Personal life

Brodin lives in Helsingborg, Sweden. He is married with three children.

References

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