Johan Eliasch

Johan Eliasch
Eliasch in 2023
BornFebruary 1962 (age 63)
Djursholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
British
Alma materStockholm University
Royal Institute of Technology
Occupation(s)Industrialist, Financier and Environmentalist
TitlePresident, International Ski Federation (FIS)
PredecessorGian-Franco Kasper
Board member ofEquity Partners (Chairman)
London Films (Chairman)
Saatchi Gallery (Chairman)
Cool Earth (Chairman)
Global Strategy Forum (President)
Member of the IOC
Spouse
(m. 1988; div. 2006)
Children2
Websiteofficial website

Johan Eliasch (born February 1962) is a Swedish-British businessman, investor, sports administrator, environmentalist, and philanthropist. He was the chief executive of Head, a sporting goods company, from 1995 to 2021, and is now its chairman. The Sunday Times Rich List puts him in number 42 of UK's richest in May 2025 with a net worth estimated at £4 billion.

In 2006, he co-founded Cool Earth, a charity dedicated to rainforest conservation. Under Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Eliasch served as the Prime Minister's special representative for deforestation and clean energy. Since June 2021, he has served as the president of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), the largest international federation within the Olympic movemenet representing over 53% of Olympic Winter Games medal events. He is a member of the International Olympic Committee, a council member of the Association of International Winter Olympic Federations, and board member of the British Olympic Association.