IKEA Japan announced that the position of Representative Director, President and CSO will change from current officeholder Petra Färle (ペトラ・ファーレ) to Japanese national Mati Eri (マティ絵莉) effective 1 September. Mati Eri (マティ絵莉) will be the first Japanese person to hold the role.
IKEA Japan, which originated in Sweden, announced on the 14th that Representative Director, President and CSO Petra Färle (ペトラ・ファーレ) will leave office effective 31 August, with Mati Eri (マティ絵莉) taking office on 1 September. This is the first time a Japanese national has been appointed to both positions.
Mati Eri (マティ絵莉) began her career at IKEA Japan in 2006 and held positions including Country Sales Leader in the Living Room division. She subsequently served as Business Development and Transformation Manager in Canada, before driving sustainability transformation globally as Ingka Group’s Global Sustainability Transformation Manager.
In her comments, Mati Eri (マティ絵莉) said that opportunities to address Japan’s diversifying market needs are expanding. She expressed her intention to lead growth in Japan while promoting sustainability as a driver of business growth.