Marga Hoek

Marga Hoek

Margaretha (Marga) Jeannette Elizabeth Hoek (born 1965), is a Dutch businesswoman, speaker, and Author. She was the founder and CEO of the Dutch Sustainable Business Association De Groene Zaak from 2009 to 2017, which later merged with MVO Netherlands.

Career

In her early thirties, Hoek was named CEO at Thunissen, a mid-sized private construction company in the Netherlands. She had a public role as CEO of Property Development Management at the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, which encompassed the city including Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. She proceeded to become a member of the Board of Directors of the AEX listed BAM for the housing division.

In 2009, Marga Hoek was asked to establish the Dutch Sustainable Business Association De Groene Zaak in collaboration with several front running CEOs and companies, which later merged with MVO Netherlands.

In 2017, Hoek became a partner with the global boutique firm Chair Mentors International (CMi).

Since 2019, Hoek is a board member of Aegon N.V., Vice Chairwoman of Mazars Accounting NL, and an Advisory Board Member of Redevco.

Publications

Hoek's first book was originally published by Vakmedianet in Dutch as Zakendoen in de Nieuwe Economie. It was awarded Management Book of the year in 2014.

The next year, a global version in English was launched in London as New Economy Business. It received fifth place among 15 Wellbeing Economy essential books.

Her second book, The Trillion Dollar Shift was published by Routledge and launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 25, 2018. It was awarded a gold medal by the 2019 Axiom Business Book Awards, which recognizes and promotes the year's best business books. The Trillion Dollar Shift was also explicitly mentioned in Fortune as “required reading.”

Books in Dutch

Books in English

  • "New Economy Business: Seven Windows of Opportunity," New Economy Publications, 2016
  • “The Trillion Dollar Shift: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, Business for Good is Good Business,” Routledge, 2018
  • "Tech for Good: Imagine Solving the World’s Greatest Challenges" Routledge, 2024 e-book