Appointed as Chairman of the Coalition in March 2024, Thomas is a global cold chain expert with over 35 years of experience and a proven international track record. He has held several leadership positions at Maersk, including a decade as Vice President, Head of Reefer and Special Cargo. In this role he was responsible for setting strategic direction, asset planning, product development and innovation.

In 2015, he founded Eskesen Advisory, which specialises in advising executives on their unique challenges and opportunities within refrigerated cargo. Here, he has spent the last decade sharing his extensive experience in reefer products and services, strategic planning, and reefer innovation to key players in refrigerated transport and executives seeking a fresh perspective on their business model and strategy.

In his latest role as Chairman for the Move to -15°C he has one goal in mind: to make frozen food logistics more sustainable and efficient.