Janel Laban

Janel Laban is an experienced Channel Manager at IKEA, where responsibilities include leading teams to create global brand-building channels. Previous roles at IKEA encompassed serving as the Creative Lead and Product Owner for IKEA.com Global, as well as leading creative efforts for the 2021 and 2022 IKEA catalogues. Janel contributed as a member of the core creative team for additional catalogues and acted as a Creative Consultant for the 2019 global catalogue at IKEA's Creative Hub in Malmö, Sweden. Prior to IKEA, Janel was the Executive Editor at Apartment Therapy Media, where significant achievements included expanding the brand editorially and overseeing a team of ten staff editors and numerous freelance contributors. Janel holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from the School of Visual Arts.