Martin Hansson

CEO Salix Group

Lund, Skåne County, Sweden

About

Experience

  • Chief Executive Officer at Salix Group
    Sep 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

    Salix Group operates, develops and acquires businesses that provide products for building and industry – primarily hardware, consumables, material and packaging. There is also a strong offering of products for home & garden and for agriculture & forestry. A distinct entrepreneurial spirit, a great deal of industry knowledge and an effort to always improve are true characteristics of Salix Group.

  • Executive Board Member at Maxingvest AG
    Feb 2017 - Sep 2021 · 4 yrs 8 mos

    Deputy chair of Beiersdorf supervisory board (listed company on DAX 30) Chair of Beiersdorf HR committee Member of Finance- , Audit-, Presidium-, Nomination- and Mediation-committee Beiersdorf. Member of Tchibo supervisory board Member of Maxingvest executive board Member of other related committees to the companies, including head of M&A for Maxingvest. Maxingvest ag is the holding company for the Tchibo and Beiersdorf operating companies (consolidated turnover above 10 Billion Euros, and 30 000 employees). maxingvest ag holds a 100 % stake in Tchibo GmbH and controls more than 50 % of the voting rights of Beiersdorf AG. As a ­management holding company, maxingvest ag monitors and ­supports its subsidiaries, which operate independently.

  • IKEA Group (17 yrs)
    • CEO retail - Global Retail & Expansion director IKEA Group
      Sep 2013 - Aug 2016 · 3 yrs

      - Member of IKEA Group Management reporting to CEO - Turnover Global Retail + 30 Billion Euro, 340 stores in 28 markets - Full Profit and Loss responsibility for all consolidated IKEA retail markets - 116 500 employees in retail - Chairman of IKEA Multichannel transformation program - Chairman of Retail Investment committee - Responsible for IKEA Global marketing department including catalogue and IKEA Website -Responsible for IKEA global property & expansion department. - Member of various boards within IKEA

    • Regional Retail Manager Region Asia Pacific (China, South Korea, Japan, India, Australia)
      Jan 2012 - Dec 2014 · 3 yrs

      - Chairman of all the Asia Pacific boards and China holding board - Member of IKEA Retail management - Member of IKEA Retail Investment committee

    • Retail Manager (CEO) IKEA UK Ltd, IKEA IE Ltd
      Sep 2008 - Dec 2011 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      - Full Profit and Loss responsibility for Retail UK and IE - 9 000 employees