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作为享誉全球的建筑、室内设计和总体规划事务所，伍兹贝格荣幸宣布，即日起，Sarah Kay 将出任首席执行官(CEO)，带领伍兹贝格迈向全面场所设计 Total Place Design” 新征程，着力探索如何通过营造场所为社会带来积极影响，引领伍兹贝格开启新的发展篇章。
Woods Bagot is pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Kay to the position of CEO. Sarah will assume the role from today, July 1, 2024, leading the next step in Woods Bagot’s journey towards total place design, with an emphasis on how place design can positively impact society. Sarah succeeds Nik Karalis as CEO after his nine-year tenure and heralds a new chapter for the firm, which was founded in 1869 in Australia.
"无论是作为建筑师，还是作为 CEO，我深感这份使命和它所带来的深远影响。" Sarah 表示，"我们有责任以长远、可持续、对社会负责为出发点来塑造我们的城市和场所。伍兹贝格全球工作室跨领域、跨区域的协作精神，让我对我们的未来充满信心和期待。"
“I feel compelled as an architect, and now as a CEO, to have a positive impact through our work,” states Sarah, “as architects and place designers, we are perfectly positioned to have a positive influence on the world ahead of us. It is in fact our responsibility to have a leading voice in shaping our cities and our places with a long term, sustainable and socially responsible outlook. Woods Bagot is inherently collaborative, and I am excited and buoyed by the future that we can achieve by working together across our diverse skills and services across our industry.”
在过去的25年里，Sarah 担任全球董事合伙人近15年，已是一位享有国际声誉的建筑师，其职业生涯遍及北美、澳大利亚和英国，领导并设计了商业、交通、住宅和文化等多个领域的数个高品质项目。从伍兹贝格纽约、悉尼工作室负责人到 CEO，Sarah 将继续以丰富的商业洞察力，协同场所设计咨询 ERA-Co、精品酒店设计咨询 Customs Bureau 、可持续设计咨询 Global Impact Group (GIG) 等业务品牌，推动伍兹贝格更多元化的业务发展。
Sarah has been a member of the Woods Bagot leadership group for 25 years and a director for 15 years. A highly respected architect with an extensive international career spanning North America, Australia and the UK, Sarah has led and designed high-profile projects and integrated precincts across commercial, transport, residential and culture sectors. Most recently, Sarah has led Woods Bagot’s Sydney studio, a role she has also held in New York. As CEO, Sarah’s expansive business acumen will continue to broaden Woods Bagot’s impact through its diverse specialist brands such as ERA-Co, Customs Bureau, and sustainability consulting business Global Impact Group (GIG).
Sarah 将接棒 Nik Karalis ，续写 Nik 自2015年就任期间所取得的辉煌。在 Nik 履职期间，他带领伍兹贝格实现了全球净收入增长33%，尤其是在交通、城市与场所、公建与场所、健康、办公以及教育和科学等领域，并交付了包括 The Londoner 酒店、基督城会展中心、Collins Arch 综合体、The Amberly 住宅塔楼、新加坡福南、IRENA 总部、Masdar City Square (MC2) 以及 Minthis Hills 度假村在内的多个标杆项目。
Sarah takes the reigns from current CEO Nik Karalis, who was appointed CEO of Woods Bagot in 2015.Under Nik’s guidance, Woods Bagot’s global net revenue increased by 33% and saw significant growth across the firms’ Transport, Cities and Places, Civic and Events, Health, Workplace, and Education and Science sectors. Nik’s tenure saw the business complete scores of complex projects including The Londoner, Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre, Collins Arch, The Amberly, Funan, IRENA Headquarters and Masdar City Square (MC2), and Minthis Hills.
"这是伍兹贝格发展的里程碑时刻。我们正通过设计的力量实现卓越，Sarah 的全球视野、战略思维、商业领导力、以及对文化包容性的关注，使她成为引领伍兹贝格进入下一发展阶段的绝佳人选。"Nik 表示。
“This is an incredible moment in our history. Driven to reinforce our shared excellence by amplifying the power of design, Sarah’s global career, strategic mindset, business leadership, board experience, and focus on cultural inclusivity make her an incredible leader capable of driving the next chapter of Woods Bagot forward,” says Nik.
Sarah 的上任将进一步巩固伍兹贝格150多年来在建筑和室内设计领域所取得的卓越成就，并将借助品牌咨询、城市战略和用户战略等方面的专业优势，为客户提供一体化的解决方案，交付更为复杂的国际性项目。
Customs Bureau 寻求通过洞察旅行和休闲的未来发展来重塑酒店体验。其设计通过挖掘客户品牌基因，创造情感化、氛围化的空间来强调人与人之间的联结。其所提供的独家服务包括早期的可持续性倡议，以及与品牌内部专家合作进行产品设计等。除伦敦总部外，还在纽约和悉尼设有工作室。更多详情：www.customs-bureau.com。
全球影响力小组 Global Impact Group (GIG) 在伍兹贝格内部运营，汇集了我们全球工作室的可持续性专家，协同事务所建筑师、设计师和顾问，与客户团队共同应对气候危机的挑战，打造人性化、生态化和高性能的项目。GIG 领导者遍布每个伍兹贝格工作室，力图在地方层面实施可持续性承诺，在设计、运营和行业中倡导可持续原则，建立一个具有影响力社区，并指导下一代。更多详情：《气候行动手册》
Operating within Woods Bagot, the Global Impact Group (GIG) brings together sustainability experts from across our global studio to engage our architects, designers, and consultants in collaboration with our clients and project teams to meet the challenges of the climate crisis and develop humane, ecological, and high-performance projects. Embedded in every Woods Bagot studio, GIG leaders implement sustainability commitments at a local level, building a community of influence, mentoring the next generation, and advocating for sustainable principles in our design, operations and industry. Read the Climate Playbook.
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