Mari Lund-Roland
Interim Head of marketing
Mari works as Interim Head of marketing at UNION, she is responsible for marketing, communication, PR and events. Mari has extensive experience with marketing, project management and event development for the corporate segment from, among others, Off Piste AS and as one of the founders of Privé Event Management. In addition, Mari has worked several years as a sports and nutrition coach. Mari holds a bachelor's degree in nutritional physiology.
Harald Martin Gjøvaag
Partner / Development director
Harald Martin Gjøvaag is Development Director at UNION Residential Development and has extensive experience in residential and urban development projects throughout Norway. Harald held the position of CEO at Gottlieb Paludan Architects Norway. Prior to this he has worked as Development Manager at Selvaag Bolig ASA. Harald is also founder of the architectural firms Element Architects and Alliance Architects in Oslo, where he has served in various roles including CEO, Business Director, and Professional Leader. He is a trained civil architect from AHO (Oslo School of Architecture and Design).
Øyvind Ramsø
Project manager
Øyvind Ramsø is Project Manager of UNION Residential Development. He joined UNION from the position of project manager at Gjelsten Bolig. Prior to that he worked as a project manager at HENT. Since 2007, Øyvind has worked as a project manager in construction and civil engineering, and he holds an Executive Master of Management from BI Norwegian Business School.
Ragnhild Bøe
Investment Professional / Fundraising & IR
Ragnhild Bøe works with fundraising and investor relations for UNION's alternative investment funds. She holds a master's degree in finance and accounting from Copenhagen Business School. Ragnhild participated in UNION's trainee program in 2020/2021 and has previous experience from Danske Bank, SEB, and Equinor.
August Aakenes Nysted
ESG manager
August Aakenes Nysted is ESG manager in capital management, primarily working with ESG-related tasks. August has a BBA from Creighton University - located in Omaha, Nebraska, USA - and an MSc in real estate developement and -management from the Norwegian University of Science Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim. August also has work experience from IPI Group, CBRE and Statsbygg.
Pål Bolstad
Partner / Head of asset management
Pål Bolstad is a partner of UNION Eiendomskapital and head of the Asset Management Team. He was previously the managing director of UNION Management AS. His responsibilities comprise property development, technical advice, project management and technical operation for owners and tenants. Previously, he worked as CEO of DriftsCompagniet AS, and has worked on more than 200 technical due diligence processes as well as development projects of various sizes. Pål has more than 27 years of experience in technical operation of commercial properties.
Glenn Tore Stray
Partner / Asset management
Glenn Tore Stray is a partner and works primarily with management and development of the property portfolios in UNION’s alternative investment funds – UNION Real Estate Funds, and UNION Core Real Estate Funds, as well as “following up” certain project investments in property. He has been with UNION since 2007 and has several years of experience as a property developer and administrator. Glenn Tore worked previously as a commercial broker at MeglerCompagniet AS in Oslo. He has a Masters of Business Economics from the BI Norwegian Business School.
Pål Saga
Partner / Asset management
Pål Saga is a partner and works primarily with administration and development of the property portfolios in UNION’s alternative investment funds – UNION Real Estate Funds, and UNION Core Real Estate Funds, particularly in the retail segment. Pål has been with UNION since 2017. He has 30 years of experience with letting and developing commercial property, particularly from the shopping centers in Steen & Strøm Norge AS. Pål studied engineering in Gothenburg and in the Gjøvik Engineering College.
Stine B. Sørgen
Partner / Asset management
Stine B Sørgen is a partner and works primarily with “follow-up” and administration of the property portfolios in UNION’s alternative investment funds – UNION Real Estate Funds, and UNION Core Real Estate Funds. She previously spent seven years as a letting agent in our commercial property agency before joining capital management in 2015. Stine has 28 years of experience with residential estate agency/property settlements, including as a manager in DnB Eiendom, and qualified as an estate agent from the BI Norwegian Business School.
Lars-Erik Wogsted
Partner / Asset management
Lars Erik Wogsted is a partner and works primarily with development of the property portfolios in UNION`s alternative investment funds. He joined UNION in 2019. Lars Erik has 16 years of experience in the property industry in the areas of development, transaction, leasing and concept development for commercial property. In recent years, he has been a partner in Stor-Oslo Eiendom. He has a MSc in Industrial Economics and construction from the University of Agder and Oslo.
Kristin Madsen
Asset management
Kristin Madsen works primarily on “following up” and administering the property portfolios in UNION’s alternative investment funds – UNION Real Estate Funds, and UNION Core Real Estate Funds, as well as coordinating Due Diligence in property sales. Kristin has been with UNION since 2011. She had previously harnessed 18 years of experience in contract and property administration with employers such as ForvaltningsCompagniet AS.
Ingar Rognås
Asset management
Ingar Rognås is a technical adviser with responsibility for technical operation, project management and advice – particularly technical due diligence. He previously spent seven years with DriftsCompagniet, was an operations manager for Aberdeen Property Investors and worked for Ingeniørbygg. Ingar has more than 20 years of experience with operation and maintenance of commercial properties.
Sondre Veum
Asset Management
Sondre Veum is employed as a technical manager in asset management, with primary responsibility for the technical management and operation of properties.
Sondre has previously worked for 7 years as a project and department manager at the construction company AK Granheim AS, as well as independently running a concrete contracting business for several years. Sondre has extensive experience from a variety of projects, including tenant alterations and technical improvements focused on energy efficiency.
Kenneth Meland
Asset management
Kenneth Meland is an administration manager in our capital management team in Stavanger, primarily responsible for all contract dealing in administrative and operational services. He has spent five years working on housing administration at Obos and also has a background on domestic payment processing at SpareBank 1. Kenneth studied at the BI Norwegian Business School in Stavanger and has a BSc in Market Communication.