29 years' experience in Retail at the highest levels as Line Manager, Matrix manager, Entrepreneur and Consultant, in a national, international and global environment.24 years experience in Retail Management in IKEA Group, Leading Multinational of 30 Billion€ turnover; the last 10 years being in Top Management:-CEO and General Management roles with full P&L responsibility of up to 2.2 Billion €, leading organizations of up to 6,000 people.-Global Functional responsibility overseeing 42 countries and 316 stores.-Country Board member and International Retail Auditor.->Strong ability in creating long term strategic vision, while liaising it with short term operational needs.->Proven professionalism in managing all aspects of Retail Management such as concept development, multichannel, store management, sales management, store operations, logistic management, customer experience and satisfaction, new store opening and development, store closing, advertising and promotions.->Capability to analyze and coach stores on commercial and operational best practices. Strong expertise on range management, range presentation and visual merchandising.-> Successful experience in restructuring organizations and creating new teams, managing complex realities.Love to develop Business and People together, with an open-minded leadership style, always being an inspiring, solid and reliable leader.