Caroline Thijs-Petersen has extensive experience in operational purchasing and administrative roles, currently serving as an Operational Buyer at VDL Enabling Technologies Group (ETG) since April 2012. Prior to this, Caroline held positions as a Secretary in Finance & Administration at Philips Lighting from January 2006 to April 2012, and as a Secretary in Surgery at MMC Eindhoven for a brief period in 2005. Caroline's career began at Philips, where roles included Purchasing Assistant and Secretary in Human Resources over a span of nearly two decades from August 1985 to April 2004. Caroline's formal education includes attending Secretary school in Eindhoven from 1983 to 1984 and achieving an Atheneum A degree from Eindhovens Protestants Lyceum between 1977 and 1983.