At the age of 88 aged businessman and founder of IKEA Ingvar Kamprad officially announced his retirement from all leadership positions. However, according to information posted in The Financial Times, Entrepreneur ceased management of the company in the winter 2013 years. This can be seen as another step to transfer all administrative affairs to a new generation.
It is known that he had previously held positions on the Board Directors 2 company funds. This is the IKEA retailer itself, which belongs to the Stichting Ingka Foundation. Also Inter IKEA whose duties include working with the brand and everything that is in any way connected with intellectual property. The information about who will take the vacant positions has not yet been advertised. All three sons of Ingvar Kamprad already work in the company and are quite active. So, Matthias, the youngest son, chairman Inter IKEA. Ionin, the middle son, works as the head of the board of the Dutch IKEA Group. The position of the eldest son Peter is much more modest - he works as a manager at IKANO. Ingvar Kamprad himself has retained the position of an unofficial senior advisor to the IKEA Group.
For the first time, the 1943 furniture giant was left without its founder. Abbreviation name of the company of four letters known throughout the world, consists of the initials of Ingvar Kamprad - IK, family farm Elmtaryd - E, and located close to her village Agunnaryd - A. Here was born the future successful businessman. Ingvar Kamprad has something to be proud of: IKEA has become the number one furniture sales, and made him go into the number of the richest men in the world.
