Ioanna Trypatsi

Ioanna Trypatsi is the Senior Regional HR Manager at IKEA, responsible for Greece, Bulgaria and Cyprus. With more than 16 years of professional experience in the retail industry, she has dedicated her career to building organizations that grow through their people. Throughout her leadership journey in Human Resources, she has combined organizational strategy with people development, believing that sustainable business success always begins with people.

Throughout her career, she has focused on creating modern workplaces where people can grow, leaders can thrive, and teams can perform at their full potential. She believes that the true value of Human Resources lies in its ability to connect business needs with human potential, turning strategy into everyday experiences that empower people and drive organizational success.

She holds an MBA and believes that the real challenge of HR is not simply to manage change, but to build organizations where people and business objectives evolve together.