<p>Persson studied economics at the Stockholm School of Economics in 1988 – 92. He worked at ABB Financial Services in 1992 – 98 and at ABB-owned Aros Securities AB in 1998 – 2000. He worked at Axel Johnson AB from 2000, as CEO 2007 – 15. In 2014 he was appointed chairman of the Swedish Trade Federation in 2014 and vice chairman of the Confederation of Swedish enterprise. Since March 2017 he is chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce in Sweden. In November 2017 he was elected chairman of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise. </p>