Jan Schoovaerts

Jan Schoovaerts has nearly two decades of professional experience in various roles. Jan currently serves as the Business Development Director for IPM & Pollination at Biobest Group, where they work with growers and distributors worldwide to provide sustainable crop management solutions. Prior to this, Jan operated their own freelance agency, Sparkz Marketing Consulting, where they offered strategic and operational B2B marketing support to companies such as Materialise, bpost, and Akzo Nobel. Jan also served as the Senior Marketing Director for 3D Printing at Materialise, overseeing global corporate marketing and software marketing. Furthermore, Jan has extensive experience in business mentoring and coaching, having worked as a Business Mentor for Technological Innovations at Lean LaunchPad Singapore and served as President of the Belgian Luxembourg Association of Singapore (BLAS). Jan'sprevious roles include positions at companies such as bpost, AkzoNobel, DRiV Incorporated, and Anheuser-Busch InBev. Jan's expertise lies in strategic marketing, brand development, market intelligence, and business planning.

Jan Schoovaerts completed their secondary education at Sint-Michielsinstituut, focusing on Latin and Mathematics from 1982 to 1988. Jan then pursued a Master's degree in commercial & financial sciences with a major in marketing at KU Leuven from 1988 to 1992. In 2016, they participated in the Executive Master Class in B2B Sales and Marketing Programme at Vlerick Business School. Most recently, in 2022, they attended Vlerick Business School's program "Take the Lead in Digital Business Transformation." The degree obtained for each program was not specified in the provided information.