IKEA India appoints Patrik Antoni as CEO effective August 2025
IKEA India has appointed Patrik Antoni as chief executive officer, effective August 2025. In the revised leadership structure, Antoni will work alongside the country retail manager and chief sustainability officer to drive operations in the country, and the CEO role will now include holistic responsibility for retail operations and shared functions across Ingka companies in India. The transition comes as Susanne Pulverer, country retail manager and CSO, moves on from her role and the company.
The appointment
- Effective
- August 2025
- Announced
- 22 July 2025
Key details
- Effective
- August 2025
- Outgoing leader
- Susanne Pulverer, country retail manager and CSO
- Outgoing leader's tenure at IKEA
- 28 years, including more than eight years in India across three separate assignments
- Successor recruitment for Pulverer
- Underway
Career so far
- Chief executive officerIKEA India · from Jul 2025
- Deputy CEOIKEA India
- General ManagerIngka
Antoni has over two decades of experience at IKEA and returns to the India market after previously serving as Deputy CEO. He was part of the core retail team that launched IKEA's first store in Hyderabad and later led Ingka's operations in Russia as General Manager.
About IKEA India
Global home furnishing retailer offering affordable flat-pack furniture, home decor and accessories.
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Based on company announcements, filings and reporting by ET Retail. Details were checked against the source on 14 Nov 2026; we add nothing the source does not state.
Key facts
- Company
- IKEA India
- Person
- Patrik Antoni
- New role
- Chief executive officer
- Type
- Exit
- Date
- 22 Jul 2025
- Source
- Media reports
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