Heimstaden Bostad appoints Casper von Koskull to its Board as Independent Chairman alongside Axel Brändström and Katarina Skalare joigning as Board members

– SWEDEN, Malmo –  Heimstaden Bostad AB has elected three new board members, Casper von Koskull, Axel Brändström and Katarina Skalare to its Board of Directors.

including an independent Chairman.

Former Nordea Group CEO Casper von Koskull is appointed as the new independent Chairman of the Board.

Axel Brändström, Head of Real Assets Investments at Alecta, and Katarina Skalare, Chief Sustainability Officer at Heimstaden, are appointed new board members. Axel Brändström is replacing Ramsey Brufer.

“With Casper von Koskull, Katarina Skalare and Axel Brändström joining, we have a very competent and complete Board of Directors. Casper’s experience will be important to develop our company further, and Katarina’s participation secures that social and environmental sustainability will be an even more important part of business decisions in the future. We thank Frans Heijbel for his time as chairman and look forward to his continued active role in the Board of Directors”. said CEO Patrik Hall.

“Ramsey Brufer has been a highly appreciated member of the board and with his vast experience from working in boardrooms, he has added a lot of structure and efficiency to the board room tasks of Heimstaden Bostad. We wish Ramsey the best of luck with all his other assignments”, added Patrik Hall.

About Casper von Koskull

Mr. von Koskull has an MSc in Economics and Business Administration from Helsinki School of Economics. He has broad international working experience from the financial sector, including employment with Goldman Sachs in London, and was from 2010 employed by Nordea, in the years 2015-2019 as President and Group CEO.

“I am pleased and proud being asked to join Heimstaden Bostad as independent Chairman of the Board. After many years with impressive growth, Heimstaden Bostad is a leading European player in the real estate business. I am looking forward to participating in developing the company further”, said Heimstaden’s new Chairman Casper von Koskull.

About Heimstaden Bostad

Heimstaden Bostad is a leading real estate company in Europe, with a focus on acquiring, refining, developing and managing housing and premises. Through our values Care, Dare and Share, we create value for our owners and caring homes for our tenants. Heimstaden Bostad has about 97,800 apartments and a property value of approximately SEK 131 billion value. The head office is located in Malmö, Sweden.

For more information: https://heimstaden.com

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