Bella stories
Bella Stories provides insight into the daily work, roles and experiences of our colleagues from across the group. Here, we share personal portraits and stories from Bellagroup’s hotels, venues and functions.
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'B' for Bella, balance & B Corp
Frida Ulrik-Petersen, Director of Sustainability at Bellagroup
Colleagues across decades
Jan Willy Hansen, Head of Production at Bella Center Copenhagen & Michael Dano Andersen, Director of Venue Excellence at Bella Center Copenhagen
Jerome Shachika Maha Bamunuge
“My parents wanted me to become a doctor or a lawyer.”
Louise Thisgaard Pedersen
“When something has to work tomorrow, we just do what needs to be done.”
Nicole Bellaiche
“We’re really good at celebrating each other. And that makes a difference.”
Eleonora Bernsted
“If you can keep a cool head and a warm heart everything else tends to work itself out.”
Invisible by necessity. Indispensable by design.
Marius Nøhr Ryborg, Asst. Director of Operations & Group Security at Bella Center Copenhagen
From cowboy city to circularity
Jan Hoff-Hansen, Director of Operations at Bella Center Copenhagen
From concept curiosity to concrete cases: The power of event impact reports
Gemma Strutt, Director of Congress & Large Events at Bella Center Copenhagen
Fredrik Sandström
“If you’re the most knowledgeable person in the room, you’re in the wrong room.”
Elisabeth Støle
“He asked if I knew what I was getting myself into. I smiled and said I was ready for the challenge.”
Ida Caroline Brantlind Persson
“You come in with a plan, but you have to adapt and solve problems as they come. That’s what makes it extremely challenging, frustrating, fun and interesting - all at the same time.”
Good governance isn't bureaucracy - it's character
Jesper Mark Dixen, CEO of Bellagroup
Jakub Pales
“I had no idea that a simple ‘thank you’ would lead me to a completely new opportunity.”
Evelyn Legsanan Svendsen
“I’m just a girl from the Philippines who dreamed of something better - and found it..”
Jacob Hartmann Weng
“It seemed like a house with momentum. And that turned out to be true - more than I expected.”