Sjoerd has recently advised on complex projects with a mix of knowledge areas: #Parametric Insurance products, #Climate MRV Tech solutions, #Carbon and Biodiversity Risk Management, #ESG Reporting Tech solutions, #Governance framework Fintech, # Finance Round technical documentation, #International Growth and scale strategies, scenarios and business planning,# Global Sales management From 2020-Jan 2023 Sjoerd was the Founding partner and COO/CTO (consultant) with an Insurtech company, in Dublin, offering carbon parametric insurance solutions in combination with AI-enabled climate technology services. Sjoerd remains minority shareholder in the firm. He has a strong international, corporate FSI (Financial Services, Insurance) business development, sales and consulting background as Vice President with the blue chip Indian, US, UK and German (Re-)Insurance, BPO/TPA, IT Services and Consulting companies. Until 2017 he has worked with Satyam, Patni Computer Systems, IGATE Global Solutions and Capgemini in different full life cycle EMEA and Global VP-roles in Sales, Strategic Acc. Man., Business development and Consulting covering all IT, BPO and TPA product lines. He has been managing Global strategic accounts with revenues >$25M and 200+ fte teams of onsite and offshore sales/consulting delivery teams in Europe, India and the US, and responsible for new business growth strategy design and execution across the EMEA region and Global. Sjoerd has lived and worked on a permanent basis in many countries in Europe, India, Africa and the Middle East.Sjoerd likes nowadays to balance his professional life with his personal interests in the sports, European film industry, global literature and some travel when his two cats allow him. Sjoerd is a Master of Dutch and International Law and worked as certified translator with the European Commission in Brussels.