Talent @ BIG

Berlingske Talent

April 2012

Sheela Maini Søgaard

WHO AM I?

SHEELA MAINI SØGAARD• CEO @ BIG A/S• CO OWNER OF BIG A/S • 36 YRS OLD• MOTHER OF 2

3 x recommended for Berlingske Talent !

”Identified ” by Berlingske in 2010. ....hmmmm

WHO IS BIG?

BJARKE INGELS GROUP

BJARKE INGELS

...AND THE GROUP

I AM HERE TODAY

BIG CPH

BIG NYCBIG NYC

V-HOUSE M-HOUSE MOUNTAIN

8 HOUSE

BIG growth in the last 4 years

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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012E

people

REVENUE GREW >2,5 TIMES IN THE SAME PERIOD (2008-2011)

SUCCESS DEPENDS ON PEOPLE

EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A SUCCESS

EVERYBODY IS GOOD AT SOMETHING

BIG TRUTHS

SO IF EVERYBODY WANTS TO AND EVERYBODY CAN......

WHY DOESN’T EVERYONE?

WHAT WE DO @ BIG TO CULTIVATE AND DEVELOP TALENT?

WE DO NOT PAY HUGE SALARIES AND LARGE BONUSES

WE DO NOT HAVE A TARGETTED RECRUITING PROCESS

WE DO NOT HAVE A SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION PROCESS

WE DO NOT HAVE A STRATEGIC TALENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

WE DO NOT HAVE A HR DEPARTMENT

WE DO NOT HAVE A STRATEGIC TALENT RETENTION PROGRAM

WE DO REALLY AWESOME PROJECTS

WE GIVE PEOPLE RESPONSIBILITY EARLY IN THEIR CAREER

Average age of Project Managers at BIG:

31-32

Our oldest BIGSTER: 47

Finn Nørkjær, Partner, Director of Project Development

TEACH & TRAIN: YOUNG TALENTS& MORE EXPERIENCED TALENTS

WE WORK REALLY HARD

WE CELEBRATE SUCCESS &

THE INDIVIDUALS WHO MAKE THEM HAPPEN

AND WE DO FUN THINGS TOGETHER

2010 Study trip to Shanghai – World Expo

Monthly theme bars

BIG SPORTIF running club

HALLOWEEN:BIG in NYC

Annual ski trip

FINAL TRUTHS

• 80% of our talents are ”HOME GROWN” & have been with BIG since before graduation

• Talents should not wait to be discovered – don’t whisper...Shout!

• Talents @ BIG thrive @ BIG

SHEELA’S TRACK @ BIG

Sheela starts as CFO in BIG ApS , owned by

Bjarke Ingels

2008 2009

Sheela takes over as CEO, Bjarke Ingels

becomes Chairman

BIG = A/S Owner group is expanded to

include 7 key people

BIG NYC

2010 2011

Focus on establishing BIG NYC and stability in BIG CPH

2012 and on

FOCUS: Profitability & creating a sustainable

organisation