Real estate investor and manager, Cromwell Property Group has confirmed Pontus Flemme Gärdsell in the role of head of Nordics, having been interim head since the beginning of 2020.
During the year, Gärdsell successfully managed the firm's initial Covid-19 response in the region, while also further increasing the depth and experience of the local team, Cromwell said. This has included the recent arrivals of Sofia Sandh and Rickard Slagbrand to the roles of investment manager and transaction manager respectively.
Gärdsell joined Cromwell in 2011 as group accountant for Sweden and became head of finance for Sweden just over two years later. He was then appointed head of finance for the entire Nordics region in early-2017.
Mark McLaughlin, managing director, Europe, commented: 'Gärdsell has an in-depth knowledge of the Nordic real estate industry combined with nearly ten years’ worth of experience with Cromwell.
'His promotion, and the other additional hires we have made, are all in direct accordance with our broader ambitions to grow assets under management in the region.'
Gärdsell said: 'Cromwell has managed a significant number of assets in the Nordic region for a variety of different investors over the last decade. We have also since demonstrated our ability to execute our investment and asset management initiatives, even during difficult circumstances like the current Covid-19 pandemic.
I’m excited about the role, new additions to the already strong team and the opportunities that lie ahead.'
Gärdsell holds a Master of Business and Economics from Lund University. Prior to joining Cromwell, he worked at Deloitte for five years.
In the Nordics region, Cromwell has offices in Copenhagen, Helsinki, Malmo and Stockholm and, as at 30 June, managed 46 office, retail and industrial/logistics assets let to 873 tenant-customers and covering over 329,000 m2.
