Wessel Kooyman
Wessel Kooyman is the CEO and founder of Sunbird Medical Devices, based in Brussels, where he has been a senior consultant since March 2022. He also works at IBA on software development for medical devices, a role he took up in May 2023, and from April 2026 he is a senior consultant at CEFALY Technology.
Kooyman studied computer science at the Hogeschool van Amsterdam and the University of Amsterdam in the early 1990s. He was chief software architect at ClickTime from 2001 to 2005, then a digital project manager at Proximity BBDO and, from 2007 to 2010, at Euro RSCG 4D. He was CEO of Cole Street from 2010 to 2017, created and organised PitchInBrussels between 2015 and 2020, and co-founded d.work in 2017. After a period as digital programme manager at Digitas Belgium, he was chief technology officer of LindaCare, interim technology lead at Helpilepsy, interim chief technology officer at Moonbird and tech lead at MostWanted.
He has since worked on medical device software with Elexes Medical Consulting LLC, Biogen, Indigo Diabetes nv, FOx Biosystems and Terumo Europe.
Career
- CEFALY TechnologySenior ConsultantApr 2026 – Present
- IBA#168factoryExpert in software development for medical devicesMay 2023 – Present
Sunbird Medical DevicesSenior ConsultantMar 2022 – Present
- Terumo EuropeSenior Software Product OwnerApr 2025 – Oct 2025
- FOx BiosystemsSoftware Product OwnerDec 2023 – Dec 2024
- Indigo Diabetes nvExpert in software development for medical devicesMar 2022 – Mar 2023
- BiogenExpert in software development for medical devicesNov 2021 – Jul 2022
- Elexes Medical Consulting LLCConsulting expert in software development for medical devicesSep 2021 – Feb 2023
MoonbirdInterim Chief Technology OfficerJul 2020 – Nov 2020
- MostWantedTech LeadDec 2020 – Oct 2021
- HelpilepsyInterim Technology LeadDec 2019 – Aug 2020
- LindaCareChief Technology OfficerMar 2019 – Nov 2019
- Digitas BelgiumDigital Program ManagerMar 2018 – Dec 2018
- d.workCo-FounderMar 2017 – Sep 2019
- PitchInBrusselsCreator and OrganizerSep 2015 – Mar 2020
- Cole StreetCEOMay 2014 – Dec 2017
- Cole StreetCEONov 2010 – May 2014
- Euro RSCG 4DDigital Project Manager2007 – 2010
- Proximity BBDODigital Project Manager2006 – 2007
- ClickTimeChief Software Architect2001 – 2005
University of Amsterdam#75schoolComputer Science1993 - 1994
- Hogeschool van AmsterdamAssociate’s Degree, Computer Science1992 - 1993
- RSG LingecollegeHigh School1985 - 1991
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