Deep experience at the intersection of market infrastructure & environmental marketsWith over 20 years of experience in global financial and commodity markets, Thomas has built a distinguished executive career at leading firms, including ACT Commodities, CME Group, Deutsche Börse/Eurex, Bain, and Arthur Andersen. Throughout this journey, he has focused on strategy and execution, business development, and corporate finance.Most recently, Thomas served as Finance Director, where he played a pivotal role in designing a middle/back-office solution for complex environmental markets contracts, significantly enhancing working capital and risk management. His unique expertise lies in identifying and managing growth opportunities from both platform user and operator perspectives, successfully managing partnerships and RFPs for top market infrastructure providers across Europe, the US, Latin America, Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia.As an entrepreneurial leader in finance and business development, Thomas has been instrumental in the corporate setup of over 10 trading platforms and market data services companies. A proven integrator, he excels at managing business operations and devising innovative strategies to achieve ambitious goals. Thomas is a dual US-German citizen and a passionate cyclist.