Stefan Larsson (businessman)

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Stefan Larsson
Born 1974/1975 (age 48–49)[1]
Alma mater Hanken School of Economics
Jönköping International Business School
Occupation CEO, Ralph Lauren Corporation (from November 2015)
Salary US$4,535,579 (total compensation, 2014)[1]

Stefan Larsson (born 1974) is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Ralph Lauren Corporation. Larsson replaced the company's founder, Ralph Lauren, as CEO in November 2015. Larsson reports to Lauren, who remains with the company as its executive chairman and chief creative officer.[2][3]

Early life

Larsson received a Master of Science in Business Administration jointly from the Hanken School of Economics, in Finland, and Jönköping International Business School, in Sweden.[1]

Career

Prior to Larsson's announcement at Ralph Lauren, he served as global president of Old Navy, part of The Gap's portfolio, from October 2012 to September 2015. He transformed Old Navy into Gap Inc.'s top performing business unit, achieving three consecutive years of profitable growth and better sales revenues than Banana Republic and Gap.[4] By offering trendy clothing at low prices and overhauling its global supply chain to increase speed to market, Larsson increased Old Navy's revenue by nearly $1 billion.[5][6]

Previously, Larsson worked for the Swedish fashion company Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) for nearly 15 years, rising to the position of Head of Global Sales "with functional responsibility for about 2,300 stores and nearly all of its $17 billion in annual sales."[2][1] During that time, he was part of the executive team that increased annual revenues from $3 billion to $17 billion and expanded its operations from 12 to 44 countries. He also oversaw real estate, store design and construction.[7]

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