Nichlas Olofsson

• Nichlas Olofsson is a senior retail and commercial executive with more than 25 years of retail experience across Sweden, Norway and the UAE.
• He has held several C-level and executive management positions within leading retail organizations.
• Most recently he served as Chief Merchandising Officer at MAIR Group / ADCOOP in Abu Dhabi.
• Prior to moving to the UAE Nichlas spent seven years as SVP Purchasing & Category at Coop Sweden and was a member of the Executive Management Team.
•Coop Sweden is one of Sweden’s three largest food retailers, with approximately 800 stores nationwide and annual sales of around AED 15 billion. At Coop Sweden, Nichlas led the purchasing and category organization, with an annual purchasing value exceeding USD 3 billion.
• He has also held several senior commercial roles at Coop Norway, one of Norway’s leading food retailers, and ICA Sweden, the market leader in Swedish grocery retail.
• Nichlas has extensive experience in private-label development, strategic sourcing, category management and commercial transformation.
• He served as Vice Chairman and Board Member of Coop Trading, one of Europe’s largest private-label sourcing alliances. He has also served on the Board of GS1 Sweden.
• Throughout his career, his focus has been on driving profitable growth, leading complex transformation and strengthening customer propositions.
• He has significant experience in developing private brands across both mature European markets and the GCC.
• His leadership approach combines strategic direction with strong commercial execution and a focus on building high-performing teams.
• Nichlas brings a unique combination of Nordic retail expertise, GCC market experience and international executive leadership.