Mikael Ohlsson - CV and Biography
Present position
Advisor, Member of the board Volvo Car Cooperation, October 2013
Concurrent Position;
2009-2013 CEO & President of the IKEA Group/Ingka Holding BV
Born
1957, Helsingborg, Sweden
Education
Industrial economy, LITH, Linköping, Sweden
Previous Positions
2000-2009 Region Manager Retail, the IKEA Group
1995-2000 Managing director, IKEA of Sweden AB
1991-1995 CEO IKEA Canada
1988-1991 CEO IKEA Belgium
1979-1988 Various positions IKEA Svenska Försäljnings AB including Marketing Manager, Training and Development Manager and Store Manager
BIOGRAPHY
Mikael Ohlsson has spent all his professional career within the IKEA Group where he has been a member of the Executive Management since 1995 and had held several senior core business positions in the IKEA Group before assuming the role as CEO & President in 2009.
During his CEO years Mikael among other was chairman of the board of IKEA of Sweden AB (range development & design), the IKEA Industry Group (production), IKEA China Holdings as well as a number of Group Committees. Before taking on the CEO role Mikael chaired the board of numerous IKEA Retail companies in Europe, US and Canada as well as various Business Councils and Group Development projects.
Family
Mikael is married and has 3 children
