Kirkbi is focused on protecting, developing, and leveraging the LEGO brand across all family entities. They have a long-term and responsible investment strategy and support family members in their ownership, private activities, companies, and philanthropic work.

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KIRKBI is the Kirk Kristiansen family’s private holding and investment company founded to build a sustainable future for the family ownership of the LEGO brand through generations.

Our work is focused on three fundamental tasks all contributing to enabling the Kirk Kristiansen family to succeed with the mission to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow: We work to protect, develop and leverage the LEGO brand across all the LEGO branded entities. We are committed to a long-term and responsible investment strategy to ensure a sound financial foundation for the family’s activities. And, we are dedicated to support the family members as they prepare for future generations to continue the active and engaged ownership as well as supporting their private activities, companies and philanthropic work.  

KIRKBI’s strategic activities include 75% ownership of the LEGO Group and 47.5% ownership of Merlin Entertainments plc. The company’s investment activities also include significant long-term investments in companies such as ISS, Nilfisk, Landis+Gyr and Falck as well as real estate investments in Denmark, Switzerland, Germany and the UK.

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Do you have strong communication skills and a genuine interest in working with internal and external communication in a purpose and value driven company? And are you looking for exciting challenges and are eager to learn? We are currently looking for a Student Assistant for our Communication Team and we would love to hear from you.

Do you have strong analytical skills and a genuine interest in sustainability, finance, and investments? Do you want to work for a purpose driven organisation - and have exciting challenges and real “on the job” training? We are currently looking for a Part Time Investment Analyst for our Energy Transition (ET) Investment Team.

KIRKBI completes strategic investment in Digital Learning 
 
Today, KIRKBI is announcing a 100% acquisition of BrainPOP. A leading educational technology platform for kids, educators, and families with a presence in over two thirds of U.S. school districts and an estimated reach of 25M students annually. 
 
Find more here: https://lnkd.in/dsv_RyD
 
Founded in 1999, BrainPOP empowers kids to shape the world around them and within them through animated movies and learning activities that spark their curiosity and make complicated ideas simple.  
 
The acquisition reflects KIRKBIs intent to make strategic investments or acquisition of established, high-growth companies within Digital Play and Digital Learning. 
  
A warm welcome to BrainPOP! We look forward to supporting your ambitious journey to reach many more learners all over the world!

These days, 80 children from all over the world have come together in the Capital of Children, Billund, for the annual Children’s General Assembly.

They are gathered to share their perspectives on the challenges they face – and how to solve them. Today, they are handing over their shared manifesto to world leaders, and it will also be passed on for the coming 76th UN General Assembly in New York.
 
The Children's General Assembly is developed by organisations, authorities, foundations, and companies from the Capital of Children. Read more about how KIRKBI together with partners realise the shared vision for Billund as the Capital of Children: https://lnkd.in/edd3nQsy
 
LEGO House, International School of Billund, Lalandia A/S Billund, WOW PARK Billund, The LEGO Foundation, AVdesign, CoC Playful Minds, Playful Hub, drive, the LEGO Group, Billund Kommune

The LEGO Foundation is donating US$13.6M / 100M DKK to support the rehabilitation and rebuilding of Ukraine's education system and the educational needs of the children and families who have fled to neighbouring countries. 

Read more here → https://lnkd.in/eWXQCCn7

Today, we celebrate 90 years of the LEGO® brand on our annual LEGO Play Day together with LEGO colleagues all over the world!  
 
In 1932, when Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Kristiansen crafted wooden toys in his workshop in Billund, it seemed beyond imagination that the LEGO brand would become one of the world’s most loved toy brands and inspire millions of children to play each year. To this day, the LEGO Group is still owned by the family, where 3rd generation owner Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen will soon be passing the helm in KIRKBI to his own son, 4th generation owner Thomas Kirk Kristiansen, Chairman of the LEGO Group. 
 
As we celebrate with colleagues and experience the power of play, you can take a look back in time with the LEGO Group’s video below.

Following today’s Annual General Assembly in KIRKBI A/S it has been announced that Connie Hedegaard will join the Board of Directors with immediate effect. Also, Niels Jacobsen (Deputy Chairman) will step down from the Board after more than a decade of valuable contribution. 

After the Annual General Assembly, the Board of Directors constituted itself with Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen as Chairman and Michael Halbye as new Deputy Chairman. 

Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen comments:
“I am very pleased to welcome Connie Hedegaard as a new member of the KIRKBI Board of Directors. Her extensive experience across the private and public sector combined with her in-depth knowledge of sustainability and the green transition introduce valuable competences to the Board that supports the company. I look very much forward to working with Connie Hedegaard on the Board. At the same time, I want to thank Niels Jacobsen for his significant contribution to the Boards of KIRKBI A/S and LEGO A/S throughout the years and for over a decade of valuable cooperation.”
 
Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dsv_RyD

“It has been a year with strong performance in all business areas with continued progress on KIRKBI’s strategic journey towards 2032 – which is set to build a sustainable future for the family ownership of the LEGO® brand through generations. We want to thank our passionate employees. Through their dedicated contributions and engagement, we have delivered an exceptional year for KIRKBI in 2021.” – Soren Thorup Sorensen, CEO of KIRKBI.

KIRKBI's Annual Report for 2021: https://lnkd.in/d7stVfc8 
Find more highlights in the press release: https://lnkd.in/dsv_RyD

The LEGO Foundation, Ole Kirk's Fond, and the LEGO Group have just announced an emergency donation of 110M DKK to support children and families affected by the devastating invasion in Ukraine.
 
With this donation, they will support the people of Ukraine with general humanitarian aid as well as education and protection of children.
 
The donation will be distributed to partners including UNICEF, Save the Children, and the Danish Red Cross. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/ehBD3ZVK
 
Photo: UNICEF

In the 90th year of the LEGO® brand, The LEGO Foundation is launching the ’Build a World of Play Challenge’, which will provide 900 million DKK to transformative ideas that put children and their futures at the centre of global decision making. The challenge seeks impactful solutions that support the well-being of children, their families, and their communities. 
 
Play has a crucial role in supporting children’s early learning and development. When we give children the best start in life, the benefits are huge, for children themselves and for society. 
 
Find out more at the LEGO Foundation's webpage here: https://lnkd.in/eQc38pse

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