FEDESSA Board

The FEDESSA board is made up of a member (usually the President) of the elected Associations of the UK, Spain, France, Sweden, Germany, Italy and Ireland.

Brian Hefferon

Chairman, Chair Irish Self Storage Association

Brian Hefferon is Managing Director of Nesta Dublin Self Storage in Ireland. Nesta is is the largest and oldest self-storage provider in Ireland and is part of the Kefron Group. Brian is also president of the Irish Self Storage Association.

Philippe Peyrot

Executive Council, Chair French Self Storage Association - CISS

Philippe Peyrot, founder of Annexx, holds an MBA from the University of Connecticut. He established Annexx in 2002 as a leading provider of secure, customized storage solutions in France. Today, the company operates 27 locations nationwide, serving the diverse needs of French individuals and businesses alike.

Karen Murrell

Executive Council, UK Self Storage Association

Karen has seven years’ experience in the self storage industry working as the UK Operations Manager for Shurgard Self Storage. Prior to joining Shurgard, she spent over 20 years working within the car rental industry as an Operations Director. Karen joined the SSA UK Board in June 2022 and is looking forward to supporting the Association and its members.

Christian Kulick

Executive Council, German-Austrian Self Storage Association

Christian is an experienced association manager and brings entrepreneurial expertise from the digital economy. More info: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiankulick/

Cesare Carcano

Executive Council, Chair Italian Self Storage Association - Associazione Imprese Selfstorage Italiane

Cesare Carcano, is the owner and CEO of Casaforte Self-Storage Group Italy and Switzerland, President of AISI (Italian Self Storage Association), founder of the Suisse Self Storage Association, founder and President until 2018 of FEDESSA (European Federation of the Self Storage Association). With his national and international professional experiences in the development of high-end projects, Cesare has directed, developed and provided added value to Advertisement, Marketing, Strategic Consulting, Logistics, Real Estate, and Self Storage companies in Belgium, Italy, Switzerland and the US.

Ubbe Strihagen

Executive Council, Chair Swedish Self Storage Association

Ubbe Strihagen is the newly elected Chairman of the Swedish Self Storage Association. He is CEO and Co-Founder of Storeinn, a Stockholm-based platform building automated self-storage in Europe by combining investment, technology, and operations in one model. He brings extensive experience in international real estate investment management, including senior roles at Schroders, Aberdeen, and Catella. As Chairman of SSA Sweden, he represents Swedish operators within the European self-storage community.

General Council Members

Glenn Bengtsson

General Council Member, Chair Danish Self Storage Association

Glenn has been working in the self-storage industry at Shurgard since 2011, initially as Regional Manager and later as Country Manager for Sweden and Denmark. Today, Glenn is the Country Manager for Shurgard Scandinavia and has also been a board member of the Danish Self Storage Association since 2015. Prior to that, Glenn had 8 years of experience in retail, specifically in the grocery hard discount sector – Netto. He has over 20 years of combined experience in senior positions in multi-site operations, sales, merchandising, marketing, and concept management.

Isak Larsson

General Council Member, Chair Norwegian Self Storage Association

Isak Larsson is the General Manager of City Self-Storage Scandinavia. He is currently the president of the Norwegian Self Storage Association and he is also board member of the Swedish Self Storage Association.

Theo Sanders

General Council Member, Chair Dutch Self Storage Association - De Nederlandse Mini-Opslag Vereniging

Christian Schmutz

General Council Member, Chair Swiss Self Storage Association ( 3SA)

Christian Schmutz is the founder and CEO of Zebrabox, the leading provider of self-storage solutions in Switzerland. Zebrabox has currently 10 running stores in the metropolitan areas of the main cities. Christian joined the FEDESSA board in 2005, holds the function of Treasurer, and acted as President of FEDESSA from 2013 until 2015. Christian is also president of the Swiss Self Storage Association.

Francisco Parreira do Amaral

General Council Member, Chair of Associação Portuguesa de Self Storage

Lennert De bruyn

General Council Member, Chair Belgian Self Storage Association

Lennert is chairman of the Belgian Self Storage Association and founder and manager of Storo, a pioneer in digital self-storage in Belgium. Thanks to his innovative approach and collaboration with investment partner Mitiska REIM, Storo is growing rapidly with branches throughout Flanders. Lennert brings a fresh, digital vision to self-storage, combined with hands-on experience in expansion, real estate and customer-focused automation. His leadership is helping to modernise the sector and make it future-proof.