Spartan Investment Group Expands Leadership Team with Two New Hires

Spartan Investment Group (Spartan), a Colorado-based privately held real estate investment firm specializing in the self-storage industry, announced today that Matthias Kellmer was hired as President of FreeUp Storage, the national banner under which Spartan manages its 65-property portfolio, and Kevin Holst was hired as Chief Legal Officer.

“As Spartan continues to strategically grow as a self-storage investment, construction and management company, so too does our leadership team with the additions of Matthias and Kevin,” said Ryan Gibson, co-founder and Chief Investment Officer at Spartan. “We are thrilled to welcome both executives who come highly qualified to support Spartan’s operations, acquisitions and risk management goals in the years ahead.”

In his new role as President of FreeUp Storage, Kellmer will lead the FreeUp Storage operations team to develop company infrastructure to scale Spartan's portfolio and identify new deals. His focus areas include acquiring and transitioning new facilities, marketing, training, revenue management and field operations.

Kellmer has over 20 years of experience working in commercial real estate, with a concentration on value-add assets. He most recently served as Vice President of Asset Management at Extra Space Storage. In this capacity, he oversaw asset strategy for a national portfolio of 1,300+ REIT and joint venture sites.

“Matthias will serve Spartan well as we look to grow our FreeUp Storage brand operations across the U.S.,” said Gibson. “During such a volatile economic investment landscape, Kevin’s appointment serves to let investors know we are doing everything we can to protect their investments and mitigate risk.”

In his new role as Chief Legal Officer, Holst is responsible for handling all legal, governmental, and risk matters in order to serve as the guardian of Spartan’s overall operations. His appointment reinforces Spartan’s commitment to effectively manage risks on behalf of active investors.

Holst’s more than 20-year legal background includes time with Vail Resorts’ legal department, where he held legal responsibility over employee housing, lodging, land use, real estate development and all real estate aspects of ski resort acquisition.

For more information on Spartan Investment Group’s new hires, visit www.spartan-investors.com.

About Spartan Investment Group: Founded in 2014 and based in Golden, Colorado, Spartan Investment Group is a privately held real estate investment firm specializing in the self-storage industry. With an unwavering commitment to creating value through values, Spartan’s network of over 5K investors have raised $140M+, to acquire nearly 60 facilities totaling 20K+ units and $458M AUM across the United States—all in under a decade.