Luc Van de Winckel

Head of Sales - Air Segment Thales Tubize/Belgium

Huldenberg, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

My Specialties are: - Identifying new technologies and finding a match with current business opportunities. - Setup and manage partnerships with industry associations in the defense market to shape opportunities. - Creating strategies around Military products/solutions for entering new complex highly political markets and deliver on them - Be a creative out of the box thinker and translate that to the business environment. - Provide strategic advice to companies looking to do business in Europe/ NATO. -Partnering strategies on industrial participation and local collaboration in the Nordics/Benelux/NATO

Experience

  • Head of Sales - Air Segment at Thales
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Managing Director - Founder at Star-Works
    Nov 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 8 mos

    Founder of specialized consultancy company, focused on providing advice on defence and new technologies.

  • Business Development Manager at ILIAS Solutions
    Feb 2021 - Feb 2025 · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • Sabena Aerospace (3 yrs 2 mos)
    • Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
      Oct 2019 - Dec 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos

      overall sales responsibility for our civil and military portfolio

    • Head of Sales and Strategy
      Nov 2017 - Dec 2020 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      As head of Sales and Strategy Defence my objective is to grow Sabena Aerospace's defence Business internationally and domestically in the MRO and Production of Parts and components.

  • Member of the Board at Flemisch aerospace group
    Jun 2018 - Oct 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos