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Sjoerd Van Der Meulen

Vice President Global Insurance

Netherlands

Overview 

Sjoerd van der Meulen is the Vice President of Global Insurance and Founding Partner of ESG Insurtech, with a background in consulting, business strategy, and risk management. He has successfully scaled climate investment through innovative insurance and technology solutions, and his career highlights include roles as Vice President at Capgemini and Global Insurance Insurance domain head at SATYAM COMPUTER SERVICES, LTD. As Vice President of Global Insurance and Founding Partner of ESG Insurtech, Sjoerd van der Meulen has excelled in scaling climate investment with innovative insurance and technology solutions, while holding significant leadership roles at Capgemini and SATYAM COMPUTER SERVICES, LTD.

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.

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