Degree in Business and Sociology, Erasmus University, Rotterdam. Former management positions with Randstad, including four years as Member, Central Board of Directors. Since 2005, with ManpowerGroup, including: Country Manager, Manpower Netherlands; Regional Managing Director, Central Europe, responsible for Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland; since 2011, Executive Vice-President, President, Northern Europe; since October 2012 responsible for Manpower global brand. Past board member Algemene Bond Uitzendondernemingen (ABU); current Vice-President International Confederation of Private Employment Service (CIETT).