Jesper Brodin

Jesper Brodin

Swedish business executive (born 1968)

Jesper Brodin (born 9 November 1968) is a Swedish business leader and was 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, Business Area Manager Kitchen and Dining, as well as managing director for Range & Supply, Inter IKEA Group.2

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Born 1968.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedSigrid Rudebecks Gymnasium3
  • Date not recordedChalmers University of Technology3

Born in 1968 in Gothenburg, Sweden, Brodin graduated with a M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology in 1994. He graduated from the University of Gothenburg in 1995.

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Career

Occupation: chief executive officer, businessperson.5 6

  • Date not recordedChief executive officer, corporate manager, IKEA4

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 Ingvar Kamprad 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 IKEA of Sweden, before becoming CEO of IKEA Range & Supply in 2013.

Brodin succeeded Peter Agnefjäll as CEO of Ingka Group in September 2017. Citing consumer complaints, Brodin pushed for Ikea to invest heavily in online sales, despite the prior CEO's long-term resistance to an online focus.

He was named one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2024 by TIME.

He oversaw the launch of an Ikea market for pre-owned goods in early 2025, tested in several markets.

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Personal life

  • Born1968, Gothenburg7
  • CitizenshipSweden8
  • Children39

Brodin lives in Helsingborg, Sweden. He and his wife have three children.

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