Maximilian von Hoyningen

MBA | Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Investments in Nature

Stadt Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

About

Experienced Sustainability Executive and Executive Consultant with a decade of proficiency in team leadership, B2B partnership management, and top-line accountability. Passionate about orchestrating corporate transformations towards a more environmentally responsible future, aligned with market dynamics and legislative requirements while remaining consistent with existing corporate strategies. Firmly convinced that when executed effectively, corporate sustainability initiatives yield substantial value creation, far outweighing the associated costs. Excited about working with the world's leading companies everyday to solve the biggest challenges our planet faces in the 21st century.

Experience

  • Geschäftsführer at ecolibrio
    Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

  • WWF Deutschland (6 yrs 4 mos)
    • External Consultant
      May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Executive Director Corporate Consulting & Partnerships
      Apr 2024 - Apr 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Head of Corporate Partnerships
      Jul 2021 - Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      My team and I hold the responsibility of cultivating and overseeing novel corporate partnerships with leading German corporations. This role encompasses the formulation, monitoring, and attainment of transformative objectives, while harmonizing these corporate alliances with WWF's overarching sustainability strategy. Each partnership is structured to adhere to ambitious sustainability benchmarks ("do less harm...") all the while mobilizing substantial resources to support conservation initiatives on a global scale ("... and do more good").

  • Corporate Development at LINC GmbH
    Feb 2019 - Feb 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Head of Business Development at Haspa Next GmbH
    Oct 2017 - Dec 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Consultant at Talmix
    Oct 2016 - Sep 2017 · 1 yr