About Quartiers Properties and our projects
About us Quartiers Properties in Brief
Quartiers Properties is a Swedish-owned property company listed on Nasdaq First North in Stockholm. The company’s business is geographically focused on Spain. Quartiers mainly invests in hotels and residential properties aimed at an affluent international target group.
The company is active in two main segments: property development and value creation. The property development segment comprises the usual development, marketing and sales of villas and apartments. In the area of value creation, the company invests in underperforming properties with the aim of increasing the property’s operating income and stabilising the property’s cash flow – thus increasing its value.
The company also runs operator business comprising concierge service and hotel operation, where the principal task is to contribute to the generation of value in the two main segments of property development and property refinement. As this business area continues to grow, a third business area is being created with the potential to operate as a separate sub-group in the future.
The operator business features low capital binding and can, through tenancy agreements with the relevant property company, continue to serve as a income generating activity from an individual property, even in cases where Quartiers has decided to divest itself of the property itself. Alternatively, the operator company for the property in question could be divested and Quartiers could continue as the property owner.
Our history
Board of directors and Management team
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIRMAN SINCE 2015
Jörgen Cederholm (1961)
Jörgen has more than 25 years of experience in business development in medium and large companies. Jörgen has worked as the Global Information Security Manager at IKEA and has been responsible for leadership and organizational models. In 1987, Jörgen founded the IT company Factum AB, together with a partner and reached annual sales of approximately SEK 150 million and 70 employees. Factum AB was later acquired by the then-listed company Martinsson Informationssystem AB.
OTHER BOARD ASSIGNMENTS (IN SELECTION):
President and direct or indirect owner of Strandängen Bostäder in Bunkeflostrand AB and Efficax Förvaltning AB, member of the board of directors and direct or indirect owner of Portvakten Industrifastigheter Holding. Linnéstaden Affärsutveckling AB, Strandängarna Förvaltning i Skåne AB and Continium AB and board member of Capitator AB and owner of Rocet AB
MAIN EDUCATION:
Jörgen holds an Executive MBA from the School of Economics at the University of Lund.
HOLDING OF SHARES IN THE COMPANY:
5,060,696 ordinary shares, 0 preference shares in the company through Fastighets Aktiebolag Bränneröd, Rocet AB, Linnéstaden Förvaltning AB and Linnéstaden Affärsutveckling AB and Strandängen Bostäder AB.
Jörgen also holds 48,629 ordinary shares in the company directly through private holdings.
INDEPENDENT OF:
Company and company management: yes.
Main shareholders: No
CHAIRMAN SINCE 2015
Jörgen Cederholm (1961)
Jörgen has more than 25 years of experience in business development in medium and large companies. Jörgen has worked as the Global Information Security Manager at IKEA and has been responsible for leadership and organizational models. In 1987, Jörgen founded the IT company Factum AB, together with a partner and reached annual sales of approximately SEK 150 million and 70 employees. Factum AB was later acquired by the then-listed company Martinsson Informationssystem AB.
OTHER BOARD ASSIGNMENTS (IN SELECTION):
President and direct or indirect owner of Strandängen Bostäder in Bunkeflostrand AB and Efficax Förvaltning AB, member of the board of directors and direct or indirect owner of Portvakten Industrifastigheter Holding. Linnéstaden Affärsutveckling AB, Strandängarna Förvaltning i Skåne AB and Continium AB and board member of Capitator AB and owner of Rocet AB
MAIN EDUCATION:
Jörgen holds an Executive MBA from the School of Economics at the University of Lund.
HOLDING OF SHARES IN THE COMPANY:
5,060,696 ordinary shares, 0 preference shares in the company through Fastighets Aktiebolag Bränneröd, Rocet AB, Linnéstaden Förvaltning AB and Linnéstaden Affärsutveckling AB and Strandängen Bostäder AB.
Jörgen also holds 48,629 ordinary shares in the company directly through private holdings.
INDEPENDENT OF:
Company and company management: yes.
Main shareholders: No
BOARD MEMBER SINCE 2017
Jimmie Hall (1974)
Jimmie has wide experience in the real estate industry where he was previously a consultant and partner of real estate advisors Jones Lang LaSalle, Nordier Property Advisors and Treal Fastighetsutveckling AB. Jimmie currently works as a real estate consultant through the company Realist Real Estate Development. Realist Real Estate Development helps some of Sweden’s largest property owners to work strategically on concepts development, profiling and leasing.
OTHER ASSIGNATIONS OF THE BOARD (IN SELECTION):
Member of the board and owner of JIHA AB and Wallery AB.
MAIN EDUCATION:
Jimmie is a certified property manager.
HOLDING OF SHARES IN THE COMPANY:
1,050 ordinary shares through companies.
INDEPENDENT OF:
Company and company management: yes.
Main shareholders: yes
BOARD MEMBER SINCE 2017
Jimmie Hall (1974)
Jimmie has wide experience in the real estate industry where he was previously a consultant and partner of real estate advisors Jones Lang LaSalle, Nordier Property Advisors and Treal Fastighetsutveckling AB. Jimmie currently works as a real estate consultant through the company Realist Real Estate Development. Realist Real Estate Development helps some of Sweden’s largest property owners to work strategically on concepts development, profiling and leasing.
OTHER ASSIGNATIONS OF THE BOARD (IN SELECTION):
Member of the board and owner of JIHA AB and Wallery AB.
MAIN EDUCATION:
Jimmie is a certified property manager.
HOLDING OF SHARES IN THE COMPANY:
1,050 ordinary shares through companies.
INDEPENDENT OF:
Company and company management: yes.
Main shareholders: yes
BOARD MEMBER SINCE 2019
Andreas Bonnier (1972)
Andreas founded Quartiers Properties and is a serial entrepreneur who has spent most of his career building and growing companies in international environments. Andreas has many years’ experience of property development in Switzerland and France, where he has lived for 37 years.
OTHER ASSIGNMENTS OF THE BOARD (IN SELECTION):
Andreas is active as a Board member in a number of other growth companies, including Nowonomics AB, and as a trustee of the Bonnier Family Foundation and previously member in companies including Aitellu Technologies AB and Tradevenue AB and also of Quartiers Properties before, in 2014 and 2015–2017.
MAIN EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Business Administration degree and qualifications in international business and marketing from Schiller International University in Paris.
HOLDING OF SHARES IN THE COMPANY:
10,043,720 ordinary shares and 0 preference shares in the company through Egonomics AB. Andreas also holds 281,380 ordinary shares in the company directly through private holdings.
INDEPENDENT OF:
Company and company management: YesMain shareholders: No
BOARD MEMBER SINCE 2019
Andreas Bonnier (1972)
Andreas founded Quartiers Properties and is a serial entrepreneur who has spent most of his career building and growing companies in international environments. Andreas has many years’ experience of property development in Switzerland and France, where he has lived for 37 years.
OTHER ASSIGNMENTS OF THE BOARD (IN SELECTION):
Andreas is active as a Board member in a number of other growth companies, including Nowonomics AB, and as a trustee of the Bonnier Family Foundation and previously member in companies including Aitellu Technologies AB and Tradevenue AB and also of Quartiers Properties before, in 2014 and 2015–2017.
MAIN EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Business Administration degree and qualifications in international business and marketing from Schiller International University in Paris.
HOLDING OF SHARES IN THE COMPANY:
10,043,720 ordinary shares and 0 preference shares in the company through Egonomics AB. Andreas also holds 281,380 ordinary shares in the company directly through private holdings.
INDEPENDENT OF:
Company and company management: YesMain shareholders: No
BOARD MEMBER SINCE 2017
Sten Andersen (1965)
Sten has been the marketing manager for state owned gambling company ATG (AB Trav and Galopp) since 2014. Sten has the overall responsibility for ATG’s positioning, manifesto and customer experience as well as for events and commercial communication activities. Sten has previously been the marketing manager at OBH Nordica. For 12 years, Sten was the CEO of several agencies within international communication groups, most recently the communications agency INGO, today ranked as one of the world’s foremost, in which Sten participated, founded by the merger of Gray Stockholm and Ogilvy Stockholm.
OTHER ASSIGNMENTS OF THE BOARD (IN SELECTION):
Board member of Kanal 75 AB and Nowonomics AB.
MAIN EDUCATION:
Sten holds a degree in economics from the University of Lund.
HOLDING OF SHARES IN THE COMPANY:
78,295 ordinary shares and 0 preferred shares.
INDEPENDENT OF:
Company and company management: yes.
Main shareholders: yes
BOARD MEMBER SINCE 2017
Sten Andersen (1965)
Sten has been the marketing manager for state owned gambling company ATG (AB Trav and Galopp) since 2014. Sten has the overall responsibility for ATG’s positioning, manifesto and customer experience as well as for events and commercial communication activities. Sten has previously been the marketing manager at OBH Nordica. For 12 years, Sten was the CEO of several agencies within international communication groups, most recently the communications agency INGO, today ranked as one of the world’s foremost, in which Sten participated, founded by the merger of Gray Stockholm and Ogilvy Stockholm.
OTHER ASSIGNMENTS OF THE BOARD (IN SELECTION):
Board member of Kanal 75 AB and Nowonomics AB.
MAIN EDUCATION:
Sten holds a degree in economics from the University of Lund.
HOLDING OF SHARES IN THE COMPANY:
78,295 ordinary shares and 0 preferred shares.
INDEPENDENT OF:
Company and company management: yes.
Main shareholders: yes
MANAGEMENT TEAM
CEO
Marcus Johansson Prakt (1990)
MARCUS JOHANSSON PRAKT became CEO in 2018 and was previously CFO, since 2017. His main tasks include leading the development of the company’s short- and long-term strategy and creating and implementing the company’s vision and mission. He has no assignments outside Quartiers and joined the company in 2016.
Marcus has a broad experience in property development and finance. While working at the Swedish real estate advisor Annordia, Marcus advised in hotel establishments for some of the largest real estate companies in Sweden. Marcus joined Quartiers after his position as Analyst/Project Manager at Mangold, where he managed IPSs, M&A transactions, capitalizations and regulatory matters related to listed companies. Marcus has a Master’s Degree in Finance from Gothenburg School of Business Economics and Law with part of the program completed at ESSEC business school in Paris and HEC in Montreal.
HOLDING OF SHARES IN THE COMPANY:
206,790 ordinary shares and 0 preferred shares.
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CEO
Marcus Johansson Prakt (1990)
MARCUS JOHANSSON PRAKT became CEO in 2018 and was previously CFO, since 2017. His main tasks include leading the development of the company’s short- and long-term strategy and creating and implementing the company’s vision and mission. He has no assignments outside Quartiers and joined the company in 2016.
Marcus has a broad experience in property development and finance. While working at the Swedish real estate advisor Annordia, Marcus advised in hotel establishments for some of the largest real estate companies in Sweden. Marcus joined Quartiers after his position as Analyst/Project Manager at Mangold, where he managed IPSs, M&A transactions, capitalizations and regulatory matters related to listed companies. Marcus has a Master’s Degree in Finance from Gothenburg School of Business Economics and Law with part of the program completed at ESSEC business school in Paris and HEC in Montreal.
HOLDING OF SHARES IN THE COMPANY:
206,790 ordinary shares and 0 preferred shares.
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CFO
Maria Cepero (1973)
MARIA CEPERO became CFO in 2019 and has main responsibility for the planning, implementation, managing and running of all the finance activities, including business planning, budgeting, forecasting and negotiations. She has no assignments outside Quartiers.
Maria has over 20 years of experience in tax, legal and financial aspects and has worked for companies such as Accenture and Symantec. She has also worked for other companies in Costa del Sol; including Xpat Marbella as founding partner, 9 lions residences as CFO and for Uniconta as a consultant.
She is an economist, registered at Malaga Economists Association with a degree in Business & Economic Science by University of Granada, Spain and stays at University of Limerick and Dublin Institute of Technology in Ireland.
No shares in the company
CFO
Maria Cepero (1973)
MARIA CEPERO became CFO in 2019 and has main responsibility for the planning, implementation, managing and running of all the finance activities, including business planning, budgeting, forecasting and negotiations. She has no assignments outside Quartiers.
Maria has over 20 years of experience in tax, legal and financial aspects and has worked for companies such as Accenture and Symantec. She has also worked for other companies in Costa del Sol; including Xpat Marbella as founding partner, 9 lions residences as CFO and for Uniconta as a consultant.
She is an economist, registered at Malaga Economists Association with a degree in Business & Economic Science by University of Granada, Spain and stays at University of Limerick and Dublin Institute of Technology in Ireland.
No shares in the company
PROPERTY MANAGER
Lars Åke Olofsson (1956)
LARS ÅKE OLOFSSON became property manager in 2019 and his main tasks are designing and implementing business operations and overseeing the operations of the company. He has no assignments outside Quartiers.
Lars Åke has been living in Benahavis since 1989 and is responsible for the company\’s operations in Spain. Lars Åke has also been responsible for urban planning and infrastructure in the municipality of Benahavis for many years and has a long international career in Skanska, Tailor Woodrow in Spain and Tailor Wimpey. Lars Åke holds a Master of Science from the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg.
No shares in the company
PROPERTY MANAGER
Lars Åke Olofsson (1956)
LARS ÅKE OLOFSSON became property manager in 2019 and his main tasks are designing and implementing business operations and overseeing the operations of the company. He has no assignments outside Quartiers.
Lars Åke has been living in Benahavis since 1989 and is responsible for the company\’s operations in Spain. Lars Åke has also been responsible for urban planning and infrastructure in the municipality of Benahavis for many years and has a long international career in Skanska, Tailor Woodrow in Spain and Tailor Wimpey. Lars Åke holds a Master of Science from the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg.
No shares in the company
Services Director
Henric Persson (1988)
HENRIC PERSSON became services director in 2019 and is responsible for identifying and developing process and performance improvements and efficiencies for the customers and for leading and developing the services team. He has no assignments outside Quartiers.
Henric has held leading management positions in hotels and restaurants in Sweden and the Costa del Sol, including as hotel manager at Falkenberg Strandbad, which received the award as the best Luxury Spa Resort in Europe 2017 by the Worlds Spa Awards. He has also worked at The Little Nell, a 5 star/5 diamond hotel in Aspen.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Hospitality Management by Endicott College, Beverly, MA, a Swiss Hotel Diplome and Associate of Business Administration, Food and Beverage Operations by Les Hotel Management School at Bluche, Switzerland.
No shares in the company
Services Director
Henric Persson (1988)
HENRIC PERSSON became services director in 2019 and is responsible for identifying and developing process and performance improvements and efficiencies for the customers and for leading and developing the services team. He has no assignments outside Quartiers.
Henric has held leading management positions in hotels and restaurants in Sweden and the Costa del Sol, including as hotel manager at Falkenberg Strandbad, which received the award as the best Luxury Spa Resort in Europe 2017 by the Worlds Spa Awards. He has also worked at The Little Nell, a 5 star/5 diamond hotel in Aspen.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Hospitality Management by Endicott College, Beverly, MA, a Swiss Hotel Diplome and Associate of Business Administration, Food and Beverage Operations by Les Hotel Management School at Bluche, Switzerland.
No shares in the company
IR Director
Antonio Díaz-Barceló (1965)
ANTONIO DÍAZ-BARCELÓ became investor relations director in 2019 and his main tasks are providing company and market information to existing and potential investors, enabling effective two-way communication between a company, the financial community, and other constituencies. He is also a partner with a Madrid based corporate finance firm, ONEtoONE Corporate Finance.
Antonio has over 25 years of experience having managed real estate investments for over 20 billion euro. He has worked as auditor and analyst for companies like Deloitte, ABN AMRO and BBVA in Madrid and London. He has also served as the director of Bankia business at Sareb, director of corporate development and strategy at Acciona and Quabit Inmobiliaria, as a board member of Bestinver SASVB, Marina Port Forum and Rayet Geriatricos and as the president for Georgetown Club of Spain.
He holds an Engineering Degree by Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, a Bachelor in Business Administration by UNED a Master of Business Administration by Georgetown University and Cum Laude Ph.D. by Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
No shares in the company
IR Director
Antonio Díaz-Barceló (1965)
ANTONIO DÍAZ-BARCELÓ became investor relations director in 2019 and his main tasks are providing company and market information to existing and potential investors, enabling effective two-way communication between a company, the financial community, and other constituencies. He is also a partner with a Madrid based corporate finance firm, ONEtoONE Corporate Finance.
Antonio has over 25 years of experience having managed real estate investments for over 20 billion euro. He has worked as auditor and analyst for companies like Deloitte, ABN AMRO and BBVA in Madrid and London. He has also served as the director of Bankia business at Sareb, director of corporate development and strategy at Acciona and Quabit Inmobiliaria, as a board member of Bestinver SASVB, Marina Port Forum and Rayet Geriatricos and as the president for Georgetown Club of Spain.
He holds an Engineering Degree by Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, a Bachelor in Business Administration by UNED a Master of Business Administration by Georgetown University and Cum Laude Ph.D. by Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
No shares in the company
AUDITORS
Henrik Boman
Öhrlings PriceWaterhouseCoopers AB. Since 2015
NOMINATING COMITTEE
The nominating committee for the 2021 Annual General Meeting is comprised of Andreas Bonnier (shareholder representative of Egonomics AB) and Mats Lundberg (as representative of Fastighets Aktiebolag Bränneröd and Mats Invest AB). Mats Lundberg is the chairman of the nominating committee.