BIO

Joanna Kijas-Janiszowska has been the Chief Financial Officer of IKEA Retail in Poland since April 2020, responsible for shaping and implementing the company’s financial strategy, including areas such as finance, controlling, taxation, legal department, and risk. She is also responsible for the renewable energy sector as a Board Member of the wind farms owned by IKEA Retail, as well as the distribution sector as a Member of the Supervisory Board of IKEA Distribution Services.

She has over 20 years of experience in finance, including creating complex organizations and managing their finances. For more than 15 years, she held CFO and CEO positions in companies in the gas and energy sectors, including Gas Storage Poland and PGNiG SA.

She graduated from the Warsaw School of Economics. She holds ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Auditors) and CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) certificates. She has extensive practical experience in strategic and financial management, internal audits, restructuring, compliance management, syndicated bank financing, accounting, controlling, and taxation.

She is an advocate for business that is friendly to people and the planet.