Pernille Spiers-Lopez is a Global Director and serves on both corporate and non-profit boards. She is also the co-founder with her daughter of Good Life Designed. She serves on the boards of several non-profit organizations, including Save The Children International.
Pernille was with IKEA for 21 years. Among several top executive positions, Pernille held the position as CEO & President for IKEA North America and was a member of The Executive Management Team of the IKEA Group for 10 years. During her tenure with IKEA North America (2001-2009), Pernille led the fastest expansion ever within IKEA. IKEA grew from a small ‘niche’ retailer with 23 stores to a ‘major player’ with 50 stores. She brought with her a wealth of experience in home furnishings retail, human resources and leadership. This experience was grounded in and enhanced by her commitment to the IKEA culture and values that are at the heart of the company and its success.
She has extensive business experience with HR Strategies that empower organizations, its leaders and co-workers to grow business and people together. It is through this humanistic way of doing business that Pernille had brought to IKEA perhaps her greatest asset: the ambition to foster an environment of growth, inclusion, balance and empowerment – while doing good business. She has dedicated most of her career to the advancement of women and minorities in leadership both at IKEA and beyond.
A native of Denmark with a degree in Journalism, Pernille has lived in the United States for over 30 years. Pernille published her first book in Denmark in 2012 about personal leadership, “If Your Life Was a Kitchen”. The English version “Design Your Life” was published in the US in 2014.
Book:
Design Your Life: Former Ikea Executive Shares Her Tools for Personal Success
Website:
https://www.GoodLifeDesigned.com/
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