NORDICS: Forenom Group has appointed Joachim Hallengren as its new chairman of the board.
Hallengren originally joined the accommodation provider’s board of directors in 2017 to strengthen Forenom’s vision to become Northern Europe’s strongest corporate housing provider.
Five years and 4,000 serviced apartments later Forenom has taken huge steps and growth even with the adverse conditions caused by the corona pandemic.
Johannes Kangas, Forenom CEO said: ‘’We are the preferred accommodation partner for businesses looking to house their employees working away from home. Next, we aim to conquer Europe´s long-stay market. We want to grow profitably through a combination of human heart and technology and continue to change the game in our industry. We could not be more confident and prouder to have Joachim Hallengren, a truly skilled real estate professional and passionate people leader to help us in this challenge.”
All other members of the board will continue to work with Forenom, including previous chairman and CapMan’s managing partner Pia Kåll.
Joachim Hallengren has a background in real estate development with more than 25 years of experience. He led NCC Housing through the spin off from NCC and listing at Nasdaq Large Cap, Stockholm, becoming CEO of Bonava, a leading residential development company in Northern Europe. Today, Hallengren is an Industrial advisor and board professional with board assignments at Aspelin Ram, Caverion, Offside Press and Svevia.
Joachim Hallengren said: “I’m truly proud and honoured to be given the opportunity to take on the position as Chairman in this entrepreneurial and ambitious company, I’m really looking forward to the journey where we together with the ambitious and passionate team at Forenom will take this company to the next level.”
Forenom has more than 20 years of helping companies succeed with flexible living solutions and is today one of the leading serviced apartments brands in Europe with 9,000 units in the Nordic countries and project accommodation operations in Central Europe.
Forenom recently added a further 300 apartments to Copenhagen and Fredrik Rastaad, Forenom’s head of expansion chatted to SAN and other panelists about the New World of Business Travel on the webinar last month.
