Philip van Dalsen began his career in the 90’s in Vietnam, at the Dutch commercial bank ING. In 2004, Philip was part of the management board of Celtel International, one of the largest mobile operators in Africa. He played an important role with the introduction of the commercial outlet of the integrated mobile banking system; the first one in the entire African continent. Formerly he led the commercial team as Business Director at Sonera Telecom Nederlands, an international Carrier Service company.

Philip joined Digicel in April of 2006 as General Manager of the Suriname branch where he managed the daily operational activities of the company. Philip with a Dutch nationality speaks 5 languages fluently: Dutch, English, German, Spanish and French. Philip possesses a Masters degree in International Constitutional Law and International Corporate Law at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. As of January 1^st 2011, Philip is the new CEO of the Dutch Caribbean besides Suriname and Guyana. He is excited about this new regional opportunity from a professional point of view and for the opportunity it affords him to experience and embrace new countries and new cultures.