Anna Malmhake

Anna Malmhake
Born
Anna Malmhake

December 1966 (age 57)
Nynäshamn, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Alma materStockholm University
OccupationBusiness Leader
TitleCEO and President of Oriflame
Children2

Anna Malmhake (born 1966) is a Swedish business executive specialised in FMCG and consumer technology. She is a graduate of Stockholm University, and holds a bachelor's degree in social science, business and law.

Career[edit]

Malmhake started her career at Procter & Gamble in 1991. After positions at The Coca-Cola company and Motorola, she joined Vin & Sprit AB in 2007 as global brand director for Absolut Vodka. Soon after Pernod Ricard bought Vin & Sprit AB, Malmhake was promoted to vice president Global Marketing, a position she held until 2011.[1]

Between 2011 and 2016, Malmhake served as chairman and CEO of Irish Distillers,[2] [3] before returning to The Absolut Company as CEO on July 1, 2016. [4] [5]

She left The Absolut Company in 2020 to become Managing Director for the EMEA go to market organization of Activision Blizzard. [6] She left Activision Blizzard King in early 2023. [7]

In 2023, Anna took over as CEO & President of Oriflame. [8]

Boards and honors[edit]

Apart from having been the chairwoman of The Absolut Company, Malmhake has also been on the board of Oriflame.[9] In 2015, she won the CEO Businesswoman of the Year Award [10] from Image. In 2016 and 2017, Veckans Affärer listed Malmhake as one of Sweden's most powerful women of the media- and communications industry.[11]

Personal life[edit]

Malmhake lives in London, United Kingdom.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bloomberg. "Executive Profile: Anna Malmhake", Bloomberg.
  2. ^ Business Irish. "Pernod Ricard names new Irish Distillers boss as Jameson soars" Archived 8 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Business Irish, Dublin, 12 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Irish Distillers CEO: maturing stock 'isn't the issue'". Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  4. ^ Forbes. "3 Marketing Lessons The CEO Of Absolut Learned Playing Video Games" Archived 12 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Forbes, USA, 2018.
  5. ^ Business Irish. "Irish Distillers boss Anna Malmhake to take over at Absolut" Archived 8 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Business Irish, Dublin, 8 August 2018.
  6. ^ Gamesindustry.biz. "Activision Blizzard names new EMEA boss
  7. ^ LinkedIn, Anna Malmhake [1]
  8. ^ https://worldofdirectselling.com/anna-malmhake-oriflame-new-ceo/
  9. ^ Bloomberg. "Executive Profile: Anna Malmhake", Bloomberg.
  10. ^ Image. "IMAGE Businesswoman Of The Year Awards: The Winners!" Archived 9 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Image, Dublin, 2 November 2015.
  11. ^ Veckans Affärer 2018-03-05 "Näringslivets mäktigaste kvinnor 2018