Our Board of Directors

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Ivar Tollefsen

Chairman

Ivar is the majority owner and chairman of Heimstaden AB. He is also a board member of Heimstaden Bostad AB and Fredensborg AS. Ivar is a long-term investor with a special interest in residential real estate.

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John Giverholt

Board Member

John has extensive capital markets experience as CFO of DNB and CEO of leading Norwegian family office Ferd. He also has extensive board experience from listed companies, such as Telenor, Kongsberg Gruppen, Gjensidige and Scatec Solar as well as board positions in family-owned businesses. He also sits on the boards of Fredensborg and Heimstaden Bostad AB.

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Vibeke Krag

Board Member

Vibeke previously served as CEO of Codan Forsikring A/S and has extensive board experience from companies such as Gjensidige Forsikring ASA, Nykredit A/S and the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority. The Ministry of Finance recently appointed her to the board of ATP, Denmark’s largest institutional investor.

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Fredrik Reinfeldt

Board Member

Fredrik is an experienced politician who led the New Moderates for 12 years and served as Sweden’s Prime Minister for two terms. After retiring from politics in 2015, Fredrik has had assignments as an advisor to Nordic Capital and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Fredrik’s current assignment is as Chairman of the Board of the Center for AMP and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

Our Management Team

Helge Krogsbøl

CEO

Helge has been CEO in Heimstaden since 2023. Helge has extensive experience in executive positions as SVP in Pandox AB, GM at Benelux Thon Hotels, MP Room2Room and as CEO at First Hotels.

Eddo Rats

Chief Operating Officer

Eddo has more than 20 years of management experience, built up in both the residential real estate as well as the hotel industry-

Thomas Alexander Hansen

Chief Financial Officer

Thomas has extensive experience from previous positions within finance, international tax, and commercial operations in Scatec ASA, Circle K Europe and as a Senior Manager at KPMG.

Steen Lønberg Jørgensen

Head of Capital Raising & Client Relations

Steen joined Heimstaden in 2022. He has extensive capital raising and investment experience from executive roles at Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), where he was instrumental in developing and raising its leading renewables funds, as well as from Nordea, and Dansk Kapitalanlæg.

Karmen Mandic

Chief Brand and Marketing Communications Officer

Karmen has a substantial background in marketing with experience as Global Director of Marketing and Communication at OctoFrost Group, Head of Global Brand Licensing Partnerships and Global Marketing Activation Manager at Sony Mobile, and Head of Marketing at Western Union.

Suzanna Malmgren

Chief People and Culture Officer

Our Chief People and Culture Officer, Suzanna, has extensive experience within Management Consulting and HR whereof 11 years in the role as executive search consultant and Partner at Alumni.

Katarina Skalare

Chief Sustainability Officer

Katarina holds considerable experience within sustainability work, and in addition to an entrepreneurial background, has worked as Sustainability Strategist at Kraftringen, Manager of Sustainable Business Solutions at PwC, and Manager for Corporate Responsibility at E.ON Nordic.

Christian Fladeland

Chief Investment Officer

Christian holds the position of Chief Investment Officer and has extensive experience within real estate investment management from his position as Partner at Colliers International Denmark.

Paul Spina

Chief Asset Management and Development Officer

Paul has his real estate experience from WeWork where he held the position as Head of Project Delivery at WeWork International as well as Development Director, Tri-State at WeWork.

Christian Vammervold Dreyer

Chief Corporate Communications Officer

Christian holds substantial experience in the real estate sector, he has previously been CEO for Real Estate Norway, CEO of Eie Eiendomsmegling, Chairman of the Board of the Norwegian Realtor Association, and Owner and CEO of In-Vest Eiendomsmegling AS.

Kristian Berentsen

Chief Legal Officer

Kristian is a corporate lawyer with experience and expertise within real estate, M&A, and financing from positions as Chief Legal Officer at Adolfsen Group, Corporate Counsel at Entra ASA, and Senior Lawyer with DLA Piper.

Rodin Lie

Chief Technology Officer

Rodin brings with him a strong background in technology and innovation and has previously held the positions as CDO in Selmer, CDO in Innovation Norway and CTO in NOS Clearing.

Nikolaj Degn Brammer

Chief Business Development Officer

Nikolaj leads the Business Development team and has a background in corporate transformation, private equity, and strategy from Bain and Company, Goldman Sachs, and Maersk.