Nordic real estate firm NREP has announced the appointment of partner Claus Mathisen as new Chief Executive Officer, replacing Mikkel BülowLehnsby who will continue on the NREP Executive Committee and take part in setting the strategic direction and the new investment strategies for the firm.
'NREP has since its establishment in 2005 gradually built up several customer-centric real estate businesses and products and has grown to more than 140 professionals in the core investment management organisation. It is now at a size that requires a different mindset and leadership, which Claus Mathisen brings while ensuring continuity,' commented Mikkel Bülow-Lehnsby.
From 2008 to 2017, Claus Mathisen was the CEO of Pelican Self Storage, a NREP operating platform which he led to become one of the leading self storage companies in Europe. Mathisen has been a core member of NREP’s management team since 2008 and has a background from Boston Consulting Group and JP Morgan.
NREP is a real estate product developer, investor and operator with a real estate portfolio of €4 bn and offices in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki and Oslo.