The Decisions That Made Me: Jesper Brodin (IKEA)
An optimist and a risk-taker, Jesper Brodin on taking IKEA digital and making it greener
The Bottom Line · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
When Jesper Brodin landed a job as IKEA’s purchase manager in Pakistan, he was only 26. And had no idea he was the only applicant. He’s now spent 30 years with the iconic Swedish brand - since 2017, as CEO of Ingka Group, which runs most IKEA stores. During that time, he’s led two major transformations - taking the company digital and making it more eco-friendly. Now, as he steps down from his role, he tells Evan Davis about the lessons he learned from IKEA’s legendary founder, Ingvar Kamprad. And why he’s planning to buy himself a new guitar.
(Image: Jesper Brodin. Credit: JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)