A highly ambitious professional with over 17 years of work experience in the private sector, of which 12 years directly in the extractive sector in Suriname.

Experienced in the Surinamese mining and petroleum legislation, governance and related investment contracts.

Active in the business stakeholder group since the beginning in the implementation of the Suriname Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) in 2016, first as a member of the Mining sector and from 2019 of the Oil & Gas sector.