Sjoerd De Clerck has 30+ years of experience in General Management and Commercial Team Leadership in hi-tech B2B industries from professional display technologies over satellite communication equipment to autonomous vehicles & robotics for the logistics and supply chain markets.

Sjoerd came to Singapore in 2017 as GM – VP APAC for Belgian company Newtec NV and with his team quadrupled APAC sales in 3 years. In 2020 he joined ST Engineering when Newtec NV was acquired and integrated in the ST Engineering Satcom division.

Since 2023 he is helping Singapore based deep-tech start-ups in their growth and scaling by creating a bespoke commercial strategy, setting up value based sales processes, establishing the optimal Going to Market strategy, closing partnerships and helping the Team to close new business.

Sjoerd graduated with distinction from his hometown university UGent, Belgium as MSc in Electronic Engineering. In 2011 the Belgian King honoured him with a ‘Knight in the Order of Leopold II” title for his contribution to the Belgian economy. He has been a Board Member of the Belgian Luxemburg Chamber of Commerce in Singapore (BLCC) since 2017, and was elected President by the BLCC Members at the AGM in September 2025, giving him also a seat in the Board of Governors of Eurocham Singapore.