Benjamin Wachenje
Title: President and CEO, H&M
Born: March 25, 1975
Education: Business and economics, European Business School, London
Early Marker: Turned an events management company he purchased in 2001 into the leading one in Scandinavia, selling it in 2007 to MCI.
Big Idea: Driving forward the rapid international expansion of the world's second-largest fashion apparel retailer founded by his grandfather, particularly in its largest markets, the U.S. and China, and expanding the Stockholm-based group's global online presence.
Wave of the Future: Design-led retailing
