Talent @ BIG

Berlingske Talent April 2012 Sheela Maini Sgaard

WHO AM I?
SHEELA MAINI SGAARD
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 NYC BIG NYC

V-HOUSE

M-HOUSE

MOUNTAIN

8 HOUSE

BIG growth in the last 4 years

people
140 120 100 80 60 40 20

0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012E

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

SUCCESS DEPENDS ON PEOPLE

BIG TRUTHS
EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A SUCCESS

EVERYBODY IS GOOD AT SOMETHING

SO IF EVERYBODY WANTS TO AND EVERYBODY CAN...... WHY DOESNT 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 STRATEGIC TALENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WE DO NOT HAVE A STRATEGIC TALENT RETENTION PROGRAM WE DO NOT HAVE A SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION PROCESS WE DO NOT HAVE A HR DEPARTMENT

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 Nrkjr, 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 dont whisper...Shout!

Talents @ BIG thrive @ BIG

SHEELAS TRACK @ BIG

BIG = A/S Owner group is expanded to include 7 key people Sheela starts as CFO in BIG ApS , owned by Bjarke Ingels

FOCUS: Profitability & creating a sustainable organisation

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012 and on

Sheela takes over as CEO, Bjarke Ingels becomes Chairman

BIG NYC

Focus on establishing BIG NYC and stability in BIG CPH