Simon Haller
About Simon Haller
Simon Haller is the Strategic Partnerships Manager at Climeworks, leveraging his extensive experience in business development and project management across various industries.
Current Position and Role at Climeworks
Simon Haller is currently employed as a Strategic Partnerships Manager at Climeworks, a role he has held since 2023 in Zurich, Switzerland. In this position, he focuses on building strategic partnerships with healthcare companies to inspire industry-wide climate action. His role involves leveraging his extensive experience in business development and project management to foster collaborations that support Climeworks' mission to capture carbon dioxide from the air.
Previous Experience at Solarmotion Ag
Before joining Climeworks, Simon Haller worked at Solarmotion AG as a Business Development Manager from 2022 to 2023, located in St Gallen, Switzerland. During his tenure, which lasted for nine months, he was responsible for driving business growth initiatives, developing new market opportunities, and forming strategic alliances to enhance the company's presence in the renewable energy sector.
Educational Background
Simon Haller has an impressive educational background. He achieved a Master's degree in Sustainability & Social Innovation from HEC Paris between 2021 and 2023. Concurrently, he attended the University of St.Gallen, obtaining a Master of Arts (MA) in Business Innovation (MBI) and Managing Climate Solutions (MaCS). Earlier, he completed his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management at the University of St.Gallen from 2017 to 2020, which included a semester abroad at the University of Wollongong in 2020.
Professional Background and Expertise
Simon Haller has accumulated diverse experience across various roles and sectors. Notably, he co-founded and served as CEO at AdBag GmbH from 2018 to 2021 in Basel, Switzerland. His tenure at PerspectivePlus included roles as a Project Manager and in Civil Service between 2020 and 2021. Additionally, he worked at Sinpex as a Project Manager in Munich, Germany, for three months in 2020, and held an Account Manager position at Aargauische Kantonalbank from 2015 to 2016 after completing his apprenticeship there from 2012 to 2015.
Experience in the Renewable Energy Sector
Simon Haller has hands-on experience in the renewable energy sector, a field he became involved with professionally at Solarmotion AG and currently at Climeworks. His work includes fostering strategic partnerships that advance climate action and developing business opportunities that align with sustainable and renewable energy solutions. This expertise directly supports his current role at Climeworks, where integrating renewable energy initiatives is key to achieving the company's objectives.