A new chapter for Smith Innovation: Welcoming Victoria as Partner

This is more than a change in title. It is a natural next step for Smith, and recognition of the role Victoria has played in shaping who we are, how we work and what we are working towards: a built environment in balance with the planet. 

With her strong skills, Victoria is instrumental in building the foundations that allow Smith to grow our impact: optimising our processes, strengthening our organisational structures and turning experience and knowledge into resources and capabilities that can be shared, replicated and developed further. This is what makes her the perfect fit for the role as Chief Operating Officer. Her focus on quality, methodology and internal capacity building is making Smith a stronger organisation and better equipped to drive the change our industry needs. 

A broader and more distributed ownership structure makes us more robust and resilient, while giving us a stronger platform to grow our impact. Mikkel A. Thomassen, as co-Chief Executive Officer, he brings thought leadership and a particular ability to identify new connections between the built environment and other industries. Simone Kongsbak, as co-Chief Executive Officer, drives innovation for the next generation of sustainability, challenging existing models and exploring new ways of working together. Victoria strengthens the organisation from within, bringing structure, operational excellence and the ability to translate ambition into lasting organisational capacity. 

Bringing Victoria into the partnership is also a conscious choice about the kind of company Smith is and strives to be. We believe in active partnerships, where ownership goes hand in hand with responsibility, contribution and a shared ambition, as well as close collaboration with and inclusion of the entire Smith team. 

Together, we as an organisation will continue to challenge the existing premises of the built environment — developing new approaches, embracing emerging technologies and bringing people, organisations and systems together, so that cities and construction can develop within the planetary boundaries. Quality and rigour remain at the heart of how we work. 

With Victoria joining as partner, we are strengthening not only our leadership team but also our collective ability to pursue greater ambitions in Denmark, the Nordics and across Europe. 

There is a lot to do — and even more to rethink. We look forward to doing it together, for the planet and for the generations to come.