Ikano
{{Short description|International company based in Luxembourg}}
Ikano Group is a privately held international group of companies with the parent company Ikano S.A. based in Luxembourg. It was originally a part of IKEA, which was founded by Ingvar Kamprad, then became independent in 1988, and has since been owned by the Kamprad family.{{Cite web|title = Ikano Group|url = https://www.ikanogroup.com/home|website = www.ikanogroup.com|access-date = 2016-02-01|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160205065610/https://www.ikanogroup.com/home|archivedate = 2016-02-05}}
Operations
Ikano has operations in 15 countries in Europe, Southeast Asia and North America.{{Cite web|title=What we do|url=https://group.ikano/work-with-us/|access-date=2021-04-09|website=Ikano Group|language=en}} Ikano performs business within the following areas:
- Data analysis (United Kingdom)
- Finance (Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom)
- Group Services (Luxembourg)
- Insurance (Switzerland)
- Production (Mexico, Poland)
- Real Estate (Sweden, Denmark ([https://ikanobolig.dk/ Ikano Bolig]))
- Retail (Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Mexico){{Cite web|title=Businesses|url=https://group.ikano/businesses/|access-date=2021-04-09|website=Ikano Group|language=en}}
Subsidiaries include for example Ikano Bank AB,{{Cite web|url =http://www.ikanobank.se/OmIkanoBank_F%C3%B6retagsinformation|title =Om Ikano Bank|access-date =2016-02-01|url-status =dead|archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20160206231512/http://www.ikanobank.se/OmIkanoBank_F%C3%B6retagsinformation|archivedate =2016-02-06}} Ikano Bostad AB (Real Estate). Its financial services include mortgage loans, consumer loans, and loyalty cards for retailers and the residential operations consist of rental and tenant owned apartments in various locations in Sweden.{{Cite web|title=Facts & Figures 2014 {{!}} Ikano Group|url=https://www.ikanogroup.com/uploads/files/Ikano%20Fact%20and%20Figures%202014.pdf|url-status=dead|access-date=2016-02-01|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205075444/https://www.ikanogroup.com/uploads/files/Ikano%20Fact%20and%20Figures%202014.pdf|archivedate=2016-02-05}}
Ikano owns the IKEA franchise rights for Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Mexico and Thailand, and operates IKEA stores in these markets.{{Cite web|title=Businesses|url=https://group.ikano/businesses/|access-date=2021-04-09|website=Ikano Group|language=en}}
History
In 2015, Lars Thorsén succeeded Arja Taaveniku as CEO of Ikano Group.{{Cite web|url =https://www.ikanogroup.com/uploads/files/New%20CEO%20Ikano%20Group%20press%20release.pdf|title =Press release {{!}} Ikano Group|access-date =2016-02-01|url-status =dead|archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20160205075820/https://www.ikanogroup.com/uploads/files/New%20CEO%20Ikano%20Group%20press%20release.pdf|archivedate =2016-02-05}}