Henrik Bastman appointed CEO of Storebrand Fastigheter

Storebrand Fastigheter AB has appointed Henrik Bastman as its new Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Marita Loft, who has chosen to retire after 13 years as CEO of the company.

"Storebrand Fastigheter, currently managing Storebrand Nordic Real Estate Fund and SPP Fastigheter, is a well-managed company with a strong position in the Swedish and Nordic real estate market. Together with the team, I look forward to expanding our investor base, increasing growth in both new and existing real estate products with a continued focus on maximising risk-adjusted returns and sustainability", says Henrik Bastman, new CEO of Storebrand Fastigheter.

"Henrik's extensive experience and excellent leadership will further our business and strengthen our position in alternative investments. I am very pleased Henrik has accepted to lead the company going forward and to continue developing our real estate product offering in Sweden and the Nordics", says Truls Nergaard, CEO of Storebrand Eiendom and Chairman of Storebrand Fastigheter.

Bastman, who starts his new role as CEO on May 1st, 2025, will continue as fund manager for the Storebrand Nordic Real Estate Fund, but resigns from his position as board member of Storebrand Fastigheter.

"I would also like to take this opportunity to extend a big “thank you” to Marita, who has been a significant contributor to our reaching the position we hold in the Swedish market today. Under her leadership, the business has evolved, from owning and managing a property portfolio valued at SEK 1.5 billion, into a portfolio with a value of SEK 14.4 billion. SPP Fastigheter has 15 investors, the largest of which is SPP Pension and Insurance. Marita's extensive expertise in building portfolios with strong risk-adjusted returns and a focus on sustainability, as well as her ability to assemble a highly competent team, has been crucial to this success", Truls concludes.

Henrik Bastman has an extensive background from the financial and real estate industries and has previously held the position as Head of Nordics at AXA Real Estate and partner at Genesta. He has also worked at JLL and started his career at J.P. Morgan. He holds an M.Sc. from the Stockholm School of Economics. He is based in Stockholm.

Storebrand Fastigheter AB is a subsidiary of Storebrand Asset Management. Storebrand Fastigheter currently manages Storebrand Nordic Real Estate Fund and SPP Fastigheter.