SBB strengthens its management team
Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (publ) ("SBB") is making a number of changes to its management team. Annika Ekström, Eva-Lotta Stridh and Oscar Lekander are appointed Deputy CEO. Oscar Lekander will also be the new Chief Operating Officer. Carl Lundh Mortimer, appointed Business Development Manager, and Jenny Asmundsson, responsible for public inquiries and procurement, are new members of group management. Lars Thagesson, currently Deputy CEO and Chief Operating Officer, will be senior advisor to the management team together with Magnus Edlund and Einar Lindquist. The changes are being implemented as part of SBB's work towards the goal of reaching SEK 300 billion in property portfolio value by 2026 and in the long term becoming Europe's largest real estate company within social infrastructure.
SBB’s management team comprises the following members from today:
- Ilija Batljan, CEO
- Eva-Lotta Stridh, Deputy CEO and CFO
- Oscar Lekander, Deputy CEO and COO
- Annika Ekström, Deputy CEO and Head of Property Management
- Krister Karlsson, Deputy CEO and Property Development Manager
- Rosel Ragnarsson, Head of Finance
- Viktor Mandel, CEO Sveafastigheter
- Carl Lundh Mortimer, Business Development Manager
- Jenny Asmundsson, Head Public Inquiries and Procurement
"SBB continues to work purposefully towards a property portfolio of SEK 300 billion in 2026. Crucial to the delivery are the people in the company, and through the strengthening of the management team, we make sure to top the team with expanded responsibilities and new capabilities. Eva-Lotta Stridh, Annika Ekström and Oscar Lekander have been central to SBB's success so far and become Deputy CEO. Carl Lundh Mortimer and Jenny Asmundsson have contributed with hard and consistent work to SBB's development and are now joining the management team. All in all, we have a fantastic management team that will take SBB to the position as Europe's largest real estate company in social infrastructure," says Ilija Batljan, CEO and Founder of Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB.
SBB has also appointed a senior advisory group consisting of Lars Thagesson, Magnus Edlund and Einar Lindquist.
"Lars Thagesson is one of Sweden's most experienced professionals within Nordic real estate and will continue to support SBB as a senior advisor. We have also appointed Magnus Edlund, former CEO of Stenvalvet, as senior advisor. Einar Lindquist, with extensive experience from Ericsson, among others, becomes senior advisor in digitalization. The combination of the management team, our senior advisors and a dedicated team of 400 employees means that SBB has a strong position to deliver on our goals and strategies," concludes Ilija Batljan.
For further information, please contact:
Ilija Batljan, CEO and Founder of Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB, ilija@sbbnorden.se
The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above on 8 December 2021, at 08:00 CET.
Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (publ) (SBB) is the Nordic region’s leading property company in social infrastructure. The Company’s strategy is to long term own and manage social infrastructure properties in the Nordics and rent regulated residential properties in Sweden, and to actively work with property development. Through SBB’s commitment and engagement in community participation and social responsibility, municipalities and other stakeholders find the Company an attractive long-term partner. The Company’s series B shares (ticker SBB B) and D shares (ticker SBB D) are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, Large Cap. Further information about SBB is available at www.sbbnorden.se.