Sjoerd Van Der Meulen
Vice President Global Insurance
Netherlands
Overview
Work Experience
Founder
2018 - Current
SVDM Consulting is offering strategic services as Contract Consultant, Interim (Non-)Executive or Advisor. Biodiversity, Climate, Carbon certficates, Tech and platform solutions, Risk management and Investment, Rewilding, Reporting requirements, are important themes in his past projects. SVDM Consulting is a consulting firm that advocates ESG principles of People, Planet, Profit and Purpose. Cultivating a universal mindset with a broad interest in all expressions of human and natural life. This is the inspiration to create innovative ideas across disciplines, and to build a diverse portfolio of partnerships worldwide. We realize new services and solutions to increase the well-being of people, flora and fauna on the planet.
Senior Advisor
2023
Cynapses.ai is a London start-up company established and run by friends who have worked in multinational technology companies. Cynapses.ai is working with selected partner companies to develop, implement AI Solutions in the BFSI market and to design with clients strategic and actionable plans to go-to-market on a global scale.
Pathfinder Financial Services
2021
Supporting Irish start-up companies to go to market in local European markets with various research activities, intermediating with potential clients, organizing events.
Senior Advisor
2019
British Pearl is a property investment platform. We specialise in fractionalised property investing. We offer people who may not have the time, resources, or appetite to fully fund a property investment a way to take advantage of the benefits of property investing - with none of the hassle.
Risk Management Consultant
2023 - 2024
Structure and define risks associated with biodiversity investment projects and ecosystems
Founding partner | Chief Operations Officer | Chief Technology Officer
2021 - 2023
A start-up Venture supported by Enterprise Ireland resp. Irish Government. We co-design innovative financial and insurance products to support the UN SDG goals. We have designed products in the areas of vulnerable communities, carbon credit insurance for nature-based projects, Utility/Energy companies, Web3/4 insurance.
Charity Kenya+House restoration renovation project
2016 - 2018
sponsor of small scale projects in Kenya
Vice President | FSI & Life Sciences | Head Of DACH | BeNeLux
2011 - 2016
Full life cycle Technology Leader responsible for the Benelux and DACH region covering all technology service lines. As part of his remit Sjoerd also introduced Capgemini (formerly IGATE Global Solutions) to a large M&A deal in The Netherlands >$200M. And managing pre-, and post M&A programs. Budget responsibility for all global Service Lines: Consulting Services Technology Integration/Implementation Services BPO Services TPA Services
Charity sponsor Kenya
2010 - 2011
small scale sustainability and community projects in Kenya
Vice President | Global Insurance Insurance domain head
2008 - 2010
Global consulting head for Insurance, assisting the local sales teams worldwide to win large complex deals >$10M.
Education
Certificate
1993 - 1994
Postgraduate Degree
1989 - 1989
Master of Laws - LLM
1983 - 1988