Marga Hoek is a three-time CEO. As a business leader, she gained international recognition for her visionary, innovative approach and performance on sustainability, demonstrating how business and sustainability can synergize with strong financial returns and a competitive position. As a result of her clear vision, Marga was asked to lead the Dutch Sustainable Business Association, which she led as CEO from 2010 until 2016. Since then, Marga has held an international Non-Executive Portfolio for companies like Aegon, Bank of Montreal, Redevco, and several investors in the UK, Switzerland and Canada. She is a partner of Chair Mentors International, supporting the succession of CEOs of multinationals via mentoring.
Marga has authored two trailblazing, bestselling books,
New Economy Business
and
The Trillion Dollar Shift
, both of which received golden book awards. Fortune praised The Trillion Dollar Shift, which highlights opportunities the UN’s Global Goals hold for business, as “required reading.” Her new book
Tech for Good
is highlighting the opportunities of advanced technologies to create a better world, while unlocking business opportunities.
Marga Hoek’s vision and thought leadership has been featured in many respected publications such as The Financial Times, Forbes, Fortune, Huff Post, CEO Today, Financial Times, Cop23 Climate Change, G20 Magazine and others. Marga Hoek was acknowledged by Thinkers50 as one of the most influential management thinkers in 2021, appeared in Fairforce’s global top 100 Green Board Members and is consistently listed in Thinkers 360 Global Thought leader Influencer’s top 10 and top 50.
She is a sought-after speaker throughout the world, challenging and inspiring audiences with her innovative and profound vision, many real-life examples from around the globe, and clear ideas on how business for good is good business.