Leadership built on experience, trust and delivery
LEADERSHIP WITH A TRACK RECORD
Building and operating digital infrastructure at scale requires experienced leadership with a deep understanding of complexity, long-term consequences and execution under pressure.
Heim is built by leaders who have delivered large-scale infrastructure through multiple market cycles. Leadership at Heim sets clear direction, maintains discipline and ensures accountability — while working closely with teams across the organization.
Leaders are part of the team. They support execution, develop people and help create the conditions for high-performing teams to succeed over time.
Like championship teams, success comes from preparation, alignment and shared commitment. Leadership’s role is to help build teams capable of winning — consistently, sustainably and together.
Svein Atle Hagaseth
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Svein Atle has spent more than a decade building, scaling and operating digital infrastructure platforms for hyperscale and mission-critical workloads.
Before founding Heim, he held multiple senior executive roles at Green Mountain, where he played a central role in transforming the company from a small regional operator into one of the leading Nordic data center platforms. During this journey, he worked across the full lifecycle of the business — from early site development and commercial strategy to hyperscale delivery, operations and international expansion.
Svein Atle worked closely with some of the world’s largest technology companies, navigating complex customer requirements, regulatory environments and long-term operational commitments. His experience spans development, commercial leadership, platform scaling and stakeholder management across multiple markets.
At Heim, Svein Atle is responsible for overall strategy, platform development and ensuring that Heim’s vision, values and execution remain aligned as the company grows.
Tor Kristian Gyland
Executive Chairman & President
Tor Kristian brings deep technical, operational and leadership experience from building and operating large-scale, mission-critical infrastructure.
Throughout his career, he has worked at the intersection of engineering, operations and executive leadership — leading technical teams, overseeing complex operational environments and supporting platform growth through disciplined governance and execution.
He is known for his calm, methodical approach and his ability to translate technical complexity into clear priorities and direction. Tor Kristian has extensive experience in ensuring that growth never compromises safety, reliability or operational integrity.
As Executive Chairman of Heim, he provides strategic oversight, technical depth and operational discipline, supporting the leadership team and the organization as a whole.
Nisar Bashir
Chief Financial Officer
Nisar brings 20 years of international finance leadership from Telenor, one of the world’s largest telecom and digital services groups, most recently as CFO of one of its business units.
Over his career he has held senior finance roles spanning corporate development, M&A, business development, credit risk and governance, and business intelligence, working across markets and sectors in the Nordics and Southeast Asia. He has led on more than NOK 1 billion in investment cases presented to group investment committees, and has repeatedly built out finance functions from the ground up – including ERP transformations, budgeting and reporting infrastructure, and due diligence processes – for fast-growing, operationally complex businesses.
He holds a Master’s from BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo and a Bachelor’s in Engineering from Queen’s University in Canada.
He is known for his high-energy, hands-on style and an instinct for speed and efficiency, pushing teams to move fast without compromising on strategic goals.
At Heim, Nisar is responsible for financial strategy, governance and platform economics, ensuring the company is built on a solid, transparent and scalable financial foundation.
Stacy Van Dolah-Evans
Chief Solutions Officer
Stacy Van Dolah-Evans brings more than 25 years of experience in engineering, digital technology, strategic partnerships and the commercialisation of complex infrastructure solutions.
Throughout his career, he has worked across commercial strategy, go-to-market development, enterprise customer engagement and digital solution adoption. His experience spans the development of indirect sales channels, strategic-account programmes, software and services propositions, and commercial models that help customers deploy technology at scale.
Stacy is known for connecting perspectives that are often treated separately: customer requirements, technical ambition, commercial structure, delivery realities and long-term operational value. He brings a practical, data-informed approach to translating complex solutions into propositions that customers can understand, adopt and scale.
He has led cross-functional and international teams, developed strategic partnerships and supported the creation of customer-led commercial platforms across multiple markets. His work has included taking new propositions from early concept through validation, market development, internal mobilisation and commercial execution.
At Heim, Stacy is responsible for integrated solutions, productisation and the non-sales commercial platform. He works across customer, commercial, technical, delivery, operational and strategic dimensions to help ensure that Heim’s solutions are differentiated, repeatable, buildable and bankable.
He also supports strategic programmes, partnerships, new-market initiatives and the development of Heim’s market narrative helping translate the company’s technical direction and long-term ambition into practical outcomes for customers, partners and communities.
Mette Gyland
Chief People & Talent Officer
Mette brings more than 30 years of experience in Human Resources, including over a decade in senior HR leadership roles and as a member of executive management teams.
She has broad expertise across strategic HR, employment law, organizational development, leadership, talent and change management, with extensive experience supporting organizations through growth and transformation. Her background also includes serving as a court-appointed lay judge in employment law cases before the Norwegian District Court.
At Heim, Mette is responsible for building the people, culture and organizational capabilities needed to support the company’s growth across markets. She combines deep expertise in employment law, strategic HR leadership and organizational development to build scalable organizations, strengthen leadership capability and turn business ambitions into sustainable results through people.
EXPERIENCE THAT SHAPES THE PLATFORM
The Heim leadership team has collectively built, scaled and operated large-scale digital infrastructure platforms serving hyperscale and mission-critical customers.
This includes experience across:
- early-stage site identification and development,
- large-scale construction and phased expansion,
- long-term operations with strict uptime and safety requirements,
- complex stakeholder management involving regulators, municipalities, utilities, customers and partners.
This experience is practical, operational and tested.
It shapes how Heim is structured, how risks are assessed and how decisions are made. It allows the platform to anticipate challenges early and adapt execution when conditions change — without losing sight of outcomes.
A NETWORK BUILT OVER TIME
Leadership at Heim is supported by a deep and trusted network across the digital infrastructure value chain.
Years of working closely with customers, suppliers, regulators, investors and partners have created relationships built on delivery and credibility — not transactions.
This network enables better execution. It allows Heim to:
- identify the right partners early,
- structure collaborations effectively,
- and move faster while reducing risk.
It also supports the platform’s ability to scale through joint ventures and integrated value chains — without losing control or clarity.
LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE
Heim operates with clear roles and shared accountability.
Decision-making authority is aligned with responsibility, ensuring that:
- accountability is explicit,
- escalation paths are short,
- and decisions are made close to where knowledge sits.
This structure supports speed without sacrificing discipline, and growth without dilution.
VISIBILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY
Leadership visibility at Heim is a deliberate choice.
Clients, partners and stakeholders should know who they are working with and how to reach the right people. This transparency reinforces accountability, trust and long-term relationships.