The IKEA Group of companies (INGKA Holding B.V. and its controlled entities) has an ownership structure that ensures independence and a long-term approach.Stichting INGKA Foundation based in the Netherlands is the owner of INGKA Holding B.V. (and The IKEA group) and its funds can only be used in two ways: either reinvested in the IKEA Group or donated for charitable purposes through the Stichting IKEA Foundation.The Supervisory Board of Ingka Holding B.V. (located in Leiden, the Netherlands and the parent company of The IKEA Group) consists of G�an Grosskopf (Chairman), Luisa Delgado, Stina Honkamaa Bergfors, Lars-Johan Jarnheimer, Jonas Kamprad, G�an Lindahl, Peter Lund and Tore Bertilsson. Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of IKEA, is senior advisor to the Supervisory board.The IKEA Group is led by President and CEO, Peter Agnefj�l together with the management group. The IKEA Group operates throughout the whole value chain from range strategy and product development to production, distribution and retail. This includes manufacturing units, trading offices, customer distribution centres and stores.The IKEA Group franchises the IKEA retail system and methods from Inter IKEA Systems B.V. in the Netherlands. Inter IKEA Systems B.V. is the owner of the IKEA Concept and the worldwide IKEA franchisor.