Swedish home furnishings retailer IKEA has appointed Susanne Pulverer as its new and first woman CEO and CSO for its India business.

Pulverertakes over from outgoing India CEO Peter Betzel. She has been employed with IKEA since 1997 and has worked across different roles. Her first role was that of an nvironmental manager, after which she moved to product development. Pulverermoved to India in 2007 to head the purchasing function for IKEA South Asia when she developed a strong connection and passion for India and its people.

In 2017, when Pulverer was appointed as the Managing Director at IKEA Communications in India during which she led the organisation through a major transformation to drive better business and people results. In her last role in India, she led market development for Delhi, where she also drove the sustainability agenda and local community initiatives.