Karl-Johan Persson

Karl-Johan Persson
Born 25 March 1975 (1975-03-25) (age 36)
Citizenship Sweden
Education European Business School
Known for President & CEO of H&M
Net worth £365m (2008)[1]
Spouse Leonie Gillberg[2]
Parents Stefan Persson (father)
Pamela Collett (mother)
Relatives Erling Persson (grandfather)

Karl-Johan Erling Göran Persson is the CEO and president of the fashion company Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), which was founded by his grandfather Erling Persson.[3] Persson's family enjoyed royal connections. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden attended Karl-Johan's wedding in 2002.[4]

Persson attended the European Business School in London from 1996, majoring in Business and Economics.[5] He graduated in 2002.[6] In 2001, Persson purchased an events management business, which established itself as the leading events management company in Scandinavia. The business was successfully sold in 2007 to MCI. In 2005, he joined H&M in an operational role, steadily working his way up to Head of Expansion and Head of Business Development in 2007, before being appointed CEO in 2009 to succeed Rolf Eriksen.[4][6]

References

  1. ^ "Karl-Johan Persson". The Sunday Times. 27 April 2008. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/article3766616.ece. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  2. ^ "'I love you, Victoria'". The Local. 20 June 2010. http://www.thelocal.se/27344/20100620/. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  3. ^ "Stefan Persson" (in Swedish). Nationalencyklopedin. http://www.ne.se/stefan-persson. Retrieved 25 September 2010.  (subscription required)
  4. ^ a b "Karl-Johan Persson". 25 November 2009. http://www.europeanceo.com/profiles/karljohan-persson-hm. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  5. ^ "Karl-Johan Persson: Execustive Profile & Biography". Business Week. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=8424011&ticker=HMB:SS&previousCapId=4392354&previousTitle=INDITEX. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  6. ^ a b Bhatia, Meera (11 February 2009). "H&M Names Karl-Johan Persson CEO to Succeed Eriksen (Update2)". Bloomberg. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ahC8HY_2EmSE&refer=europe. Retrieved 13 March 2011.