So Young Hyun

So Young Hyun joined Sodexo and its corp-up Wx in September 2019 as Workplace Experience Lead and Director UK&I. She is responsible for driving the strategic development and operational delivery of Sodexo's workplace services. She advises the clients on how to evolve their workplace strategy and employee experience based on technology, data analytics, and user experience to produce a bespoke workplace strategy. She brings to Sodexo a technical background and managerial experience in CRE and FM having worked for many years with Mitie, one of the UK's leading FM companies. Previously she worked with a global engineering firm Arup in their London head office and one of the top architectural practices in Seoul maintaining and developing her specialisms in sustainable building design and building performance optimization. She is passionate about complementing sustainable green building practices with psychological insights and new technologies to enhance human experience and wellbeing. She is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers and the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists, and volunteers for a number of nonprofit organizations - Habitat for Humanity, Inclusive Development Research Association for Mankind, Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in the UK and Space Architecture Technical Committee.