Mr. Karl-Johan Erling Persson is a Chairman at Hennes & Mauritz AB, a Chief Executive Officer at H&M Hennes & Mauritz Sverige AB, a Co-Founder at NS Intressenter AB, a Co-Managing Director at H&M Hennes & Mauritz BV & Co. KG, a Co-Managing Director at H&M Hennes & Mauritz Logistik AB & Co. KG and a Managing Director at H&M Hennes & Mauritz A/S H&M.

He is on the Board of Directors at H&M Conscious Foundation, H&M Foundation, GoodCause Foundation, H&M Hennes & Mauritz UK Ltd., Ramsbury Invest AB and Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the United Kingdom.

He received his undergraduate degree from European Business School London.