Magnus Ekbom

Chief Strategy Officer
Lazada Group

Magnus is part of Lazada Group’s founding team and is the Chief Strategy Officer. He is responsible for the Group’s long-term strategy development as the Southeast Asia flagship platform of Alibaba Group. He was appointed Acting Chief Executive Officer of Lazada Malaysia in 2021 in addition to his existing responsibilities. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer for Lazada Group’s business in Indonesia until 2016. Prior to co-founding Lazada, he was working for the investment group Kinnevik and later Rocket Internet. Magnus graduated with a B.Sc. in Business & Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics.