Carel has almost 20 years of experience managing teams in Armenia, Central Asia and the Middle East.

Among others, he led the Armenian Office of International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), worked at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) as Program Manager and Deputy Head of Office, overseeing administrative and legislative reforms.

He holds a master’s degree in Dutch Civil Law from Leiden State University.

Carel is the former Honorary Consul of the Netherlands in Armenia.