JYSK Makes IT Part Of Top Management

As part of strengthening JYSK’s IT development and investments, the business area IT becomes part of the JYSK Executive Management Team. Chief Information Officer Keld Marott is promoted to Executive Vice President of IT.

The need for digital solutions has never been more important than now to ensure that JYSK stays competitive and relevant towards customers and suppliers and to employees as an attractive place to work.

During the last years, JYSK has invested in upgrading its 3,500 stores to the popular Store Concept 3.0. This project is now completed and in the next strategy period from financial year 2026, JYSK plans to invest in the development of digital solutions.

Therefore, the business area IT moves into the Executive Management Team and Chief Information Officer Keld Marott is promoted to Executive Vice President of IT.

“I am pleased to welcome Keld Marott into our Executive Management Team. Keld has been with JYSK for over two decades and is a valued member of our leadership team. We need to continue to upgrade and develop our digital solutions and I look forward to working closely with Keld and our Executive Management team on strengthening our IT development even more," says President and CEO of JYSK, Rami Jensen.

“I am very happy to become part of the Executive Management Team. In my almost 22 years at JYSK, I have continuously been able to grow my career with new opportunities at JYSK, and I look forward to this next step to further develop IT solutions to support the JYSK business together with our great colleagues and the Executive Management Team,” says Executive Vice President of IT at JYSK, Keld Marott.

Keld Marott started his career at JYSK in 2003 as an internal auditor in Denmark. Today, he is responsible for the overall IT department, which consists of over 250 employees, delivering IT solutions with an optimisation and omnichannel focus to the JYSK business across departments, online touchpoints and the 3,500 JYSK stores around the world.

Career:

• 2003-2010: Manager, Service Centre Nordic, JYSK
• 2010-2016: Director, Nordic Service Center, JYSK
• 2016-2019: Director, Store IT/Loss Prevention, JYSK
• 2019-2025: Chief Information Officer, JYSK
• 2025- : Executive Vice President of IT, JYSK

About Keld Marott:

• Born in 1973
• Lives in Ormslev near Aarhus, Denmark
• Married and has three children ages 12 to 19
• Enjoys fitness, nature, good wine and spending time with family and friends

Source : JYSK

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