IKEA is a Swedish-founded multinational group that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances and home accessories, among other useful goods and occasionally home services.

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IKEA (Ingka Group)

Tore Bertilsson is the current Director at IKEA (Ingka Group). Tore was previously the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at [SKF Group](/org/skf-group) from November 1989 to October 2013. Tore was deeply involved in all strategic and important issues related to the business. In addition to the general management and finance role, they had responsibility for SKF in China, the second brand and midmarket business as well as purchasing, logistics, IT and strategy including acquistions and divestments.

Tore Bertilsson pursued a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with a focus in finance and economics at the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg.

Tore Bertilsson

Belén Frau Uriarte is the Global Communication Manager for Ingka Group. In this role she leads the communication agenda focused on creating a strong purpose-led communication that contributes to better homes, better people, better planet and a better company.

Beléns IKEA journey started in the IKEA store in Barakaldo Spain, where she later became store manager. After that, she has held various positions. First as Country Retail Manager in Spain, navigating through the economic crises. Later as Country Retail Manager for IKEA Italy.

Before her role as communication manager Belén was Deputy Retail Operations Manager. Here she was responsible for eight IKEA markets, while at the same time contributing and leading cross-functional initiatives related mainly to people development and omnichannel retailing.

Throughout her career, Belén has been heavily involved in raising awareness around diversity and inclusion. Topics that are close to her heart. Belén has received a lot of recognition, awards and prizes for her unstoppable engagement, especially in female leadership.

Belén is married and has three children. She has a great personal interest in home furnishing and in her spare time, Belén loves to spend time with her family and friends and discover the world.

Belen Frau

Cindy Andersen has been Managing Director of Ingka Centres since February 2021, having joined from Inter IKEA Group. She has over 15 years’ experience in business leadership, strategy and organisational transformation.

Cindy has worked for IKEA since 2008 in many various roles. Prior to joining IKEA, among others, she worked for A.P. Moller-Maersk Group. Cindy holds a Master’s degree from the School of Business, Economics and Law, Gothenburg University.

She is one of Europe’s most prominent young female business leaders in real estate. Cindy is passionate about diversity and equal opportunities and is fully committed to take the lead in these important subjects.

Cindy lives close to Malmö with her husband and three children. She loves spending time with her family, hiking and running.

Cindy Andersen

Karlsson has been working for the last couple of years as a consultant and a guest lecturer at [Stockholm University](/org/stockholm-university). He left his last agency role as global CCO of Crispin Porter + Bogusky in 2018, having joined the agency a year earlier at the time he sold his own business, Ming Utility and Entertainment Group, to CP+B owner MDC.

Before that Karlsson spent six years at McCann, finishing as creative chairman, preceded by eight years at Mother (now Ikea’s UK agency) and four years at Fallon Minneapolis.

Linus Karlsson

Kurt-Jörgen Olsson is the General Counsel of the Ingka Group and leads the group function Legal and Governance. He is also the corporate secretary. Kurt-Jörgen’s career with IKEA spans over 17 years, and he began his journey leading the legal team within Inter IKEA Centre Group.

In 2012, Kurt-Jörgen joined Ingka Group and this was when he took on his current position. In this role he has built and formed a strong legal team, with a centre of expertise on group level and solid legal competence in all the markets where the company operates.

Kurt-Jörgen grew up in Linköping, Sweden, and holds a Master’s degree in law from [Lund University](/org/lund-university).

Kurt-Jörgen Olsson

Krister Mattsson has been with Ingka Group since 1988, when he started within the part of the Treasury Department covering Eastern Europe. After working in several different positions, he moved to a role as Head of Ingka Group Corporate Treasury, before becoming Head of Ingka Group Corporate Finance & Tax, including insurance and treasury.

Some years ago, Krister was also appointed Head of Financial Asset Management, which is today known as Ingka Investments. Ingka Investments is one out of three business areas. He is member of the Ingka Group Management and is also a member of several country boards and other boards within Ingka Group. Krister holds two positions, Managing Director of Ingka Investments and Head of Ingka Group Corporate Finance and Tax.

Krister has over 40 years’ experience in investments, tax and treasury. Following graduation from the University of Lund, Sweden, and the [University of California](/org/regents-of-the-university-of-california), USA, he embarked on trainee jobs in Germany, South Africa and the USA, before working for Skanska Group and Alfa Laval Group in Sweden. He then joined IKEA Group, which later became Ingka Group.

Krister Mattsson

Jesper Brodin is the CEO of Ingka Group. His career with IKEA spans over 20 years, and he stepped into his current role in September 2017. Before being appointed CEO, Jesper was Managing Director at IKEA of Sweden/Range & Supply, which is responsible for the development of the product range and supply chain of the IKEA Brand. 

Jesper’s career at IKEA started in 1995 with a purchase manager role in Pakistan; not long after that he became Regional Purchase Manager for South East Asia. In 1999, he took on the assignment of assistant, both to IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad and to Anders Dahlvig, who was CEO at that time. 

As a leader, Jesper is known for his belief in values-based leadership and for his emphasis on togetherness, saying: “The power is where the people are. Believe in yourself and your strengths, but don’t forget to rely on other people’s strengths, too. Because we’re truly stronger together.”

Jesper Brodin

Karen Pflug joined Ingka Group as Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) in August 2021. In this role, she leads the sustainability centre of expertise which supports the company to deliver towards the ambitious commitments set out in the IKEA People and Planet Positive strategy.

Throughout her career, Karen has led major business transformation and change initiatives, with a strong emphasis on innovation, sustainable design and retail. Prior to joining Ingka Group, Karen was CEO of Ikano Insight, UK, and Global Quality Manager at Range & Supply, Inter IKEA Group. She has held a range of senior leadership roles in fashion and sportswear brands such as Nike, [Reebok](/org/reebok), Triumph International and Australian sportswear brand Skins.
Karen holds a first class BSc in Textile Design and Design Management from the University of Manchester. Born in the UK, Karen has lived in many countries including New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong and Sweden.

She is a keen sportswoman and lover of the outdoors, with particular passions for cycling and kayaking. She currently lives in the Surrey Hills, UK with her husband, daughter and son.

Karen Pflug

Juvencio Maeztu is CFO and Deputy CEO of Ingka Group. He joined IKEA in 2001 because of its vision and culture and values, which are the driving forces behind his passion for growth at IKEA. Prior to starting his current role, Juvencio led IKEA India as CEO for over 6 years.

During his time in IKEA, Juvencio has had extensive store experience, which he believes is the best platform to understand the customers and the core of the IKEA business. Juvencio has had diversified experience and responsibilities in Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom and India before moving to The Netherlands.

He is Board member and Managing Director for Ingka Holding B.V. which consists of three businesses: IKEA Retail, Ingka Centres and Ingka Investments.

Juvencio Maeztu

Karina Gilpin

Tony started his career at IKEA in 1999 and have years of experience previous assignments within the IKEA network in areas within Range & Supply with business, strategy, design, engineering, innovation, and purchasing.

In 2021 he moved to Ingka Group where he contributes with his knowledge and experience in how to lead Strategy, Innovation and Development in an IKEA way by simplifying and constantly challenging the status quo, with the IKEA spirit of leading hands-on.

Originally Tony is from Mönsterås, a small town on the east cost of Sweden in the Småland region. Tony now lives together with two sons, enjoys long walks and spending time in their small summer house.

Tony Sandelius

Peter Kamprad

Lars Petersson

Javier Quiñones

Ian Worling

Jonas Kamprad

Mark Newton-Jones

Lone Fønss Schrøder

Lars-Johan Jarnheimer

Luisa Delgado

Tolga has solid retail experience and has held various positions at IKEA. His first job was in 2002 as Logistics Manager at the Jönköping store in Sweden and later he continued as Sales Manager in the IKEA Örebro store in Sweden. In 2005, Tolga moved to Turkey to take on the role as Store Manager of IKEA Umraniye, Turkey and from 2008-2012 he was Deputy Country Sales Manager and Country Sales Manager at IKEA Sweden. In 2012, Tolga joined IKEA Spain, first as Deputy Country Retail Manager and he became Country Retail Manager in 2015.

Tolga is now the retail operations manager for Ingka Group where he is the overall responsible for market penetration, expansion, fulfilment and the commercial agenda.

Tolga Öncu

Ulrika Biesèrt is the Global People & Culture Manager for Ingka Group. In her role, she leads the overall people agenda with the aim to enable business and people to grow together.

Ulrika started her HR career with IKEA in 1997, after spending six years working as a family counsellor. During her 22 years with IKEA, Ulrika has had several assignments both in Sweden and abroad and has worked in all core business areas of IKEA including its supply chain.

Prior to her current role, Ulrika had the assignment to lead HR in the Retail and Expansion organisation of Ingka Group, covering 30 markets with 370+ stores and 166,000 co-workers.

Ulrika holds a Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Psychology and Economics. With a huge interest in people’s behaviours as well as in organisational development, she has recently started to explore Gestalt psychology.

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