Susanne Ehnbåge named CEO of Lindex

Susanne Ehnbåge has been appointed CEO of Lindex. The company said, she will start in this position by August 2018 and will report to Lauri Veijalainen, Lindex Chairman of the board and Stockmann’s CEO, and she will also be a member of the Stockmann management team.

“I am confident that we have found a skilful leader with very strong retail, e-commerce and turnaround competence, which we need in order to respond to the rapid changes in the fashion market. Susanne Ehnbåge is very energetic and result driven. She has experience in an industry, which has changed fast and is being continuously challenged by new e-commerce players and digitalization,” said Lauri Veijalainen, CEO of Stockmann in a statement, commenting on the new appointment.

Ehnbåge is currently associated as the CEO of the NetOnNet Group, a Scandinavian home electronics retailer. She has been working at the company since 2003, where she has held a number of executive positions, most recently as the CEO since 2016.

“I’m excited to start at Lindex, one of Europe’s leading fashion chains. I look forward to working with the Lindex team and strengthening this great world-class brand even further in the continuously evolving retail market,” added Ehnbåge.

Picture credit:Susanne Ehnbåge via Lindex