Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is put together in order to be able to actively and effectively support the executive management in the development of the company. The Board shall monitor and control the business. In a publicly listed company such as Eastnine, competence and experience in e.g. the real estate industry, financing, business development and capital market issues are important. According to the Eastnine’s articles of association, the Board shall consist of three to six members without deputies. Board Members are appointed annually at the Annual General Meeting for the period up to the next Annual General Meeting.
Liselotte Hjorth
Chairman of the Board since 2018. Board member since 2014. Chairman of the remuneration committee. Independent in relation to the Company, Company management and the Company’s major shareholders. Born 1957.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Economics from University of Lund.
Work experience
More than 30 years experience in the financial sector, focused on share- and capital markets, real estate and risk. Held several leading positions at SEB, as deputy CEO and Group Credit Officer, and Global Head of Commercial Real Estate and Member of the Management Board of SEB, Frankfurt.
Other board assignments
Chairman of Niam Credit Advisory.
Own and related persons holdings as of 31 May 2024
56,000 shares.
Peter Elam Håkansson
Board member since 2014. Member of the remuneration committee.Independent in relation to the Company and Company management. Not independent in relation to the Company’s major shareholders. Born 1962.
Education
Master of science from the Stockholm School of Economics and has also studied at l´EDHEC in Lille.
Work experience
Founder, Chairman and CIO East Capital Group. Experience of emerging and frontier markets since the early 1990s and capital markets since the early 1980s. A number of management positions at Enskilda Securities, including Head of Equities for the Nordics and Global Head of Research.
Other board assignments
Chairman of East Capital, as well as a number of board assignments in the East Capital Group. Chairman of the foundation Den Svenska Musikskattens Hus. Member of Atlantic Grupa in Croatia, Bonnier News Business,Cicero Fonder, Cicero Holding, Garna Stockholm Holding, LaSpa Group in Estonia and Hjerta. Fellow of The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) Economics division.
Own and related persons holdings as of 31 May 2024
23,437,732 shares.
Christian Hermelin
Board member since 2020. Independent in relation to the Company, Company management and the Company’s major shareholders. Born 1964.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics from Umeå University.
Work experience
CEO at Fabege 2007‒2019 and in other positions since 1998. More than 30 years of experience in the real estate industry and solid knowledge of urban development, planning of office buildings and sustainability work. Since 1989, Christian has held various positions at Storheden and Wihlborgs, and between 1989–1994 at Nacka Strand förvaltnings.
Other board assignments
None.
Own and related persons holdings as of 31 May 2024
75,320 shares.
Hanna Loikkanen
Board member since 2023
Independent of the Company, Company management and the Company’s major shareholders. Born 1969.
Education
Master of Economics and Business Administration Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration 1992 International Economics Studies at University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Work experience
Chief Investment Officers in Finnfund since 2024. Over 25 years’ experience of working for financial institutions in emerging markets with a focus on Eastern Europe. Hanna has held senior positions at SEB, Nordea, FIM Group and East Capital in Russia, Latvia, Poland and Finland.
Other board assignments
Board member of VEF Ltd, and Bank of Georgia Group Plc.
Own and related persons holdings as of 31 May 2024
None.
Louise Richnau
Board member since 2024. Independent in relation to the Company, Company management and the Company's major shareholders. Born 1969.
Education
Master of engineering from Royal Institute of Technology. CEFA Stockholm School of Economics, CESGA from EFFAS.
Work experience
Louise has worked whit real estate since 1991. Her first workplace after graduation was as an analyst at AP-Fonderna (1-3), then as business development manager at Drott. In 2002 she took the step to the advisory side an Nordanö (formely Leimdörfer and Brunswick Real Estate) where she is still Senior Advisor. Out of that activity, the first Nordic institutional real estate credit fund - Brunswick Real Estate Capital (now Niam - Credit) - which Louise was responsible for establishing, was formed. Working since 2023 in own company whit investments as well as board and advisory assignements.
Other Board assignments
Chairman of Bantaba. Board member of Castellum, Lotsberget, Sunna Group, Propel Capital V, propel Capital VI, and Råsundapokalen.
Own and related persons holdings as of 31 May 2024
14,500 shares.
Ylva Sarby Westman
Board member since 2020. Member of the remuneration committee. Independent in relation to the Company, Company management and the Company's major shareholders. Born 1973.
Education
Master of Science from Royal Institute of Technology.
Work experience
CEO of Neobo Fastigheter since 2022 before that Deputy CEO of Castellum and Deputy CEO and CFO of Kungsleden. Ylva held various positions at NCC during 1995–2007 as Property Development Manager in Stockholm and was Regional Manager Stockholm and Deputy CEO of Newsec Investment in 2008.
Other Board assignments
None.
Own and related persons holdings as of 31 May 2024
10,552 shares.