Managing Director
Karl-Johan Persson, born 1975, is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB since 1 July 2009.
Karl-Johan Persson had, before he became CEO of H&M, an operational role within H&M since 2005, i.a. as Head of Expansion, Business development and Brand and new business.
Karl-Johan Persson has been a board member of H&M’s subsidiaries in Denmark, Germany, the US and the UK since 2000. Between 2006 and 2009 he was also board member of H&M’s parent company.
Between 2001 and 2004 Karl-Johan Persson was CEO of European Network. Karl-Johan Persson holds a B.A. in Business Administration from European Business School in London. External board assignments are at present The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in the UK and the GoodCause Foundation. Karl-Johan Persson’s shareholding in H&M amounts to 6,066,000 shares.