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Craig Kelly

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Innovation Ventures Leader at Inter IKEA Group
📍 Kronoberg County, Sweden

Craig Kelly leads the Innovation Ventures team at Inter IKEA Group, focusing on accelerating innovation through strategic investments and partnerships. With a background in electrical engineering and a career spanning HR and competence management, he is dedicated to building new business capabilities and securing IKEAs future in home life.

Personally, Craig is driven by a love for learning and exploring new ideas in all forms. He finds energy in the process of turning a creative concept into reality and is passionate about helping people grow to their fullest potential. This focus on human development has been a consistent theme throughout his career.

His team actively invests in startups that can replace fossil-based materials, such as polyurethane foam, in IKEA products.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Innovation Ventures Leader
Location
Kronoberg County, Sweden
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Sustainable Innovation
Leads investments in companies like Nordic SeaFarm and Impossible Materials to find sustainable material alternatives for IKEA products.
Corporate Venturing
His role focuses on accelerating innovation for IKEA through strategic investments, partnerships, and collaborations with startups and universities.
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Career

Work history

9-2020
Innovation Ventures Leader
Inter IKEA Group
9-2019 - 9-2020
Collaboration & Partnership Leader
Inter IKEA Group
9-2016 - 9-2019
HR & Competence Mgr, New Business & Innovation
Inter IKEA Group
12-2014 - 9-2016
HR & Competence Manager, Range, Design & Development
Inter IKEA Group
12-2010 - 12-2014
HR & Competence Manager, Bedroom & Bathroom
IKEA of Sweden AB
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Education
Bachelor of electrical and electrical engineering
University of the West of Scotland
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