Thomas has been working at Contender HQ since 2023 and started sailing in the Optimist at the age of 5. After that, he mainly sailed onedesign classes in his sailing career, such as Laser, J22, Dragon and Star. In addition some trips to big boat TP 52 and Maxi Swan 112.
Thomas works from the office in the Netherlands and his position here is General Manager. At the moment, Thomas mainly sails in the Pampus, an onedesign class in the Netherlands.