CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.– Mike Ward, who currently heads up Ikea Netherlands, will succeed Pernille Spiers-Lopez as Ikea U.S. president.
Ending her eight-year reign, Spiers-Lopez will become head of the global human resources department for the Swedish giant’s 135,000 Ikea workers in 24 countries.
Since Spiers-Lopez took the top spot at Ikea U.S., the retailer has grown from 15 stores to 25 stores here.
She headed up human resources in 1997.