Benny Svensson new CIO of ICA Gruppen

Benny Svensson has been named as the new Chief Information Officer (CIO) of ICA Gruppen. Benny has a long background of IT experience within IKEA, including roles as CIO and CDO, as well as valuable experience from Alfa Laval. He will be a member of the ICA Gruppen Management Team and will assume his new position on 1 August 2022 at the latest.

“Benny Svensson has precisely the solid experience of IT combined with a deep business understanding required for ICA Gruppen to continue leading development in the digital realm,” comments Per Strömberg, CEO of ICA Gruppen. “Working in a data-driven manner is crucial for our ability to develop the business and meet customers’ expectations, and I am very happy Benny has chosen to join us.”

“I am very excited to join ICA Gruppen, which has the ambition to meet its customers with a compelling digitalisation agenda,” says Benny Svensson, CIO-elect of ICA Gruppen. “To be a part of and contribute to its data-driven business development – a transition that the entire industry is undergoing – is a great opportunity that I feel strongly passionate about.”

Benny Svensson succeeds Maria Lundberg, who previously announced that she is leaving ICA Gruppen.

From 10 January 2022 until Benny Svensson takes up his new position, Per Lengquist, currently head of IT strategy and architecture at ICA Gruppen, will serve as acting CIO.

For more information
ICA Gruppen press service, telephone number: +46 (0)10 422 52 52, e-mail: press@ica.se

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