STEEN & STROM - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Communications Manager Scandinavia
Bjørn Tjaum has an MBA/MSc in Economics degree from Norwegian School of Management (BI). He started his career as a Research Assistant, before occupying various positions in Nordea Bank. He joined Steen & Strøm in 1997.
Brian has 24 years' experience of which the last 12 years are within real estate. He is experienced with Audit and Management constulting, Risk Management, Internal controls, Processes and Finance Management. Brian joined Steen & Strøm in 2010.
Christian Brewaeys has more than 20 years of experience within international commercial real estate with former positions in URW, Patrizia Asset Management and Head of Retail at CPH Airport. Christian joined Steen & Strøm in 2017 and was appointed CEO in September 2023.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board
- Chairman of the Klépierre Executive Board
Jean-Marc Jestin has been Chairman of the Klépierre Executive Board since November 7, 2016, after serving as Chief Operating Officer and member of the Klépierre Executive Board since October 18, 2012. Previously, Jean-Marc Jestin held a number of positions in real estate companies. He was Chief Financial Officer and then Chief Operating Officer of the pan-European platform Simon Ivanhoe from 1999 to 2007. He then joined the Unibail-Rodamco International teams, acting as Deputy Chief Investment Officer in charge of acquisitions, sales and M&A transactions.
Jean-Marc Jestin started his career in 1991 at Arthur Andersen in an audit role where he contributed to the development of the real estate practice.
Jean-Marc Jestin, 53 years old, is a graduate of the HEC Paris business school.
Jessica Kvarnhammar has been working since 2003 within HR and since 2014 she has occupied HR-managers roles in different industries. She joined Steen & Ström in 2023.
Johan Forsgren has been with Steen & Strøm since 2005 in various positions. Before joining the management team as Head of Operations, Johan was a regional center manager based in Emporia, Malmø. He has extensive experience managing shopping centers and has been involved in all aspects of overseeing both technical, commercial and administrative tasks making Johan an extremely experienced resource within Shopping Center Operations.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Klépierre in 2016 As Chief Communications Officer
Julien Goubault began his career in 2005 as an auditor at the Cour des Comptes, then as Deputy Director of External Audit of the United Nations in New York in 2007. In 2010, he became Head of the Real Estate, Housing and Tourism Unit at the Development and Participation Oversight Department of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations. In 2013, he joined Icade as Deputy Chief Financial Officer.
Julien Goubault joined Klépierre in 2016 as Chief Communications Officer. In June 2020, he was promoted to General Secretary of the Group, in charge of human resources, governance, legal affairs, sustainable development and communications.
Julien Goubault is a National School of Administration alumni ("Romain Gary" class) and a graduate of Sciences Po Paris.
Nils Eivind Risvand holds a Master of Law degree from University of Oslo. He started his career at the law firm Wiersholm, and has been at Steen & Strøm since 2000.
Job Titles:
- Head of Leasing and Asset Management
Pierre Kubler started his career in 2011 at Ernst & Young before occupying various positions in Klépierre in Investments, Asset Management and Leasing. He joined Steen & Strøm in July 2021.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Member of the Board
- Senior Portfolio Manager at APG Asset Management
Rafael Torres Villalba is a Senior Portfolio Manager at APG Asset Management, focusing on APG's European residential and retail investment. APG is the pension fund manager for the Dutch civil servants pension fund ABP. Rafael Torres Villalba has been working for APG's real estate group for more than 20 years, working on both Asian and European real estate. After heading the European real estate team for close to 15 years, he has taken responsibility for some of the residential investments in APG's portfolio together with his long lasting involvement in Steen & Strøm. His skillsets entail among others both transactional as well as portfolio management skills.
Rafael Torres Villalba holds a MSc in Economics from Maastricht University and is a CFA charterholder.
Rafael Torres Villalba is Chairman of the Spanish PRS Socimi Vivenio and board member of London based residential landlord and operator Get Living.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Head of Global Real Estate Investment Strategy at APG Asset Management
Rutger van der Lubbe is Head of Global Real Estate Investment Strategy at APG Asset Management. Based in the Amsterdam office, he is jointly responsible for the firm's global Real Estate investment and asset management activities, and is part of the global Real Estate management team. As part of his position, he leads various strategic initiatives, whilst being the key liaison for external stakeholders.
Rutger van der Lubbe joined APG (then ABP) in 2001 and was predominately involved in the firm's European Real Estate investment activities before transitioning into his current role in 2017. Rutger van der Lubbe serves as the Chairman of the INREV Research Committee, was a member of the European listed Real Estate institutional Investment Advisory Committee and holds various board positions in portfolio entities.
Rutger van der Lubbe is a CFA charter holder and holds a Masters degree in Economics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands, with a specialization in Financial Economics.
Sofia Joubert started her career in 2013 in architecture and construction firms before joining Steen & Strøm in 2018. At Steen & Strøm she has occupied various positions in the Project Management department before joining the management team in 2022.
Job Titles:
- Head of Marketing and Communication
Stine Rysgaard has 13 years of experience within marketing and communication. She has a background as Head of Marketing & Communication at Bakken amusement park. She spent 4 years as Marketing Manager in Field's SC before joining Steen & Strøm's management team in 2022.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Executive Board
Stéphane Tortajada is Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Board since June 22, 2022. With over 25 years' experience in finance and real estate, he has assumed leadership roles in fields like mergers and acquisitions, financing, capital markets and asset management, having worked both in investment banking institutions, notably Lazard, and most recently as the group head of finance and investment of the energy group EDF for twelve years. He also managed the international real estate arm of Groupe Casino, implementing differentiated strategies of asset rotation, development, and rental reversion on a portfolio of shopping malls.
Stéphane Tortajada, 49 years old, is a civil engineer from École nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, graduated from a Master's degree in Finance (IEP Paris) and is a member of the French Society of Investment Analysts.