Tolga Öncü is the Retail Operations Manager (Chief Operations Officer) of Ingka Group. Ingka Group, formerly know as IKEA Group, is the world’s largest home furnishing retailer and owns and operates 370 IKEA stores in 30 markets under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA Systems B.V.

Tolga started his IKEA career in 2002 as the In store logistics manager in IKEA Jönköping, Sweden. During the years he has held different roles such as Store Manager in IKEA Retail Turkey, Country Sales Manager for IKEA Retail Sweden as well as Country Retail Manager for IKEA Retail Spain.

He has a Master in Business Administration from the University of MID, Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. He is married to Helen and they have one child. His passion is retailing and innovation.