esper Brodin is the President and CEO of Ingka Group, IKEA. Ingka Group (formerly known as IKEA Group), is one of the world’s largest home furnishing retailers and owns and operates more than 500 IKEA stores in 30 markets (FY23) under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA Systems B.V. Ingka Group was founded by Ingvar Kamprad and is a strategic partner in the IKEA franchise systems and in addition to operating IKEA Retail, the company consists of Ingka Centres and Ingka Investments.

Jesper started his IKEA career in 1995 as the Purchase Manager in Pakistan, IKEA Group. During the years he has held different roles such as assistant to Ingvar Kamprad, CEO at the time and Anders Dahlvig, Business area manager Kitchen and Dining as well as his recent role as Managing Director for Range & Supply, Inter IKEA Group. He is the Co-chair of WEF Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders as well as Chair of The B Team and a part of the WRI, World Resource Institute, board. In addition, Jesper was named one of the 100 most influential people of 2024 by TIME.

He has a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden. Jesper is married with three kids. His passion is music and the sea.