Mr. Croes, currently residing in Aruba, is a trained barrister in Intellectual Property Rights and Constitutional, Public, and Administrative Rights. He currently functions as the Director of the Aruba Development Bank. Mr. Croes has served in the Aruban Parliament, wherein he drafted and revised laws and legal rules in the judicial and financial fields. He served as Technology Counselor with regards to judicial and financial aspects of foreign relations and was instrumental in the technical support of upgrading/automation Intellectual Property Rights in Netherlands Antilles. His expertise extends into re-organization where he spearheaded the genesis of the Office of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Human Resources on the Island of Aruba. He successfully drafted, planned, and budgeted both of the newly developed branches of government. He has also served as Commissioner in numerous Aruban Government agencies including Public Health; Judiciary Affairs and Treasury & Education.

Mr. Croes has served as Past District Governor of the Lions Club and was knighted and proclaimed an Officer in the Order of Nassau, for distinguishing merits to the benefit of mankind, by her Royal Majesty Queen Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands on April 20th, 1994.