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ABOUT
Sassau Holding is the investment company with a strong focus on sustainability of German entrepreneur Maximilian Ludwig Wilk.
PROFILE
Maximilian Ludwig Wilk was born in Offenbach am Main in 1991. During his A-Level he was a founding member of the Rotaract Club Bensheim. He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Management & Technology of the Technical University of Munich (TUM). During his studies he absolved the entrepreneurial scholarship “Manage&More” of the UnternehmerTUM. After his studies he joined his father’s family company and founded together with his brother Konstantin “AQON Pure”, which is an eco-friendly water treatment device, nominated for the German Sustainability Award Design 2021.
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During his time in Munich, he used to hike several times a month at the mountain “Jochberg” at the lake Walchen. After reaching the summit, he had a stunning view over the island Sassau, fell in love with its’ unique nature and got aware of its’ hardly known history. LinkedIn Profile >>
SASSAU ISLAND
Sassau island is the one and only island in the lake Walchen in the south of Bavaria (Germany). Lake Walchen is one of the highest located and deepest alpine lakes of Germany. While Sassau island gave shelter to people during Thirty Years' War and the War of the Spanish Succession, it is one of the smallest forest nature reserves of Bavaria today. Beside that, lake Walchen attracts several ten-thousands of tourists every year with its beautiful nature. Thus, for Sassau Holding the Sassau island is a central role model, for a sustainable investment strategy committed to planet and people.
PRESS
Maximilian Wilk in the press
"Bensheimer Firma wächst über Grenzen"
Darmstädter Echo, 03.04.2024
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"Kalkschutz ohne Salz - schnell und kundennah"
WirtschaftsWoche, Ausgabe 34 (2023), 18.08.2023
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"Wann Verkalkung teuer wird – und was dagegen zu tun ist"
RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland, 19.05.2023
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"From Startup to one of Germany's TOP 100 innovative companies in 2023 - The story of AQON Pure"
TUM School of Management, 25.04.2023
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"Ohne VC-Invest: Wie diese Gründer es schaffen, sich 100.000 Euro Gehalt zu zahlen"
Business Insider / Gründerszene, 30.03.2023
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"Aufbrecher: Gute Ideen und die Köpfe dahinter"
Capital Magazin (Ausgabe 04/2023), 16.03.2023
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AQON Pure auf der "Forbes 30 under 30 Europe List (Technology)"
Forbes Magazine, 06.03.2023
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"Wie sich das Familienunternehmen Aqon als Plattform neu aufstellt – und so zum Start-up wird”
Handelsblatt, 23.09.2022
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"Gegen zu viel Kalk im Leitungswasser”
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 05.05.2022
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"Entkalken statt Dämmen”
Die Welt, 11.01.2022
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"Wasserenthärter - Zwei Systeme kommen in Frage”
Deutschlandfunk, 13.12.2021
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"Intrapreneur by heart: How a generational change in the family business can succeed”
TUM School of Management, 07.12.2021
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"AQON Pure: Wasser enthärten”
Frankfurter Rundschau, 27.09.2021
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"Kampf dem Kalk”
Süddeutsche Zeitung, 23.08.2021
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"Alles andere als verkalkt”
Darmstädter Echo, 26.07.2021
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"Glasfaser-Desaster: Wie schlechte Politik und träge Firmen Deutschlands digitale Zukunft gefährden”
Handelsblatt, 12.07.2021
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"Moderne Kalkschutzanlagen schaffen Abhilfe bei hartem Wasser”
Welt der Wunder, 17.05.2021
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”Der Terminator der Kalkablagerungen”
VDI Nachrichten, 23.10.2020
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”Leidenschaft für Wasser geerbt”
Mannheimer Morgen, 01.10.2020
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”TUM Alumni Start-up AQON Pure Nominated for German Sustainability Award Design 2021”
TUM School of Management, 31.08.2020