Tomas is the Global Director of Indirect Procurement at gategroup, leading a €1.5 billion indirect spend portfolio and managing a global team of category managers and regional procurement teams. He is responsible for transforming the indirect procurement function, enhancing category strategies, and increasing efficiency to maximize business impact. His key initiatives include capability building, category realignment, and driving procurement excellence across the organization. Before joining gategroup, Tomas held leadership roles in procurement and procurement transformation at Swarovski, Swissport, and LeasePlan, where he focused on Source-to-Pay optimization, strategic sourcing, and procurement digitalization.

gategroup is the global leader in airline catering, retail-on-board and hospitality products and services. gategroup provides passengers with superior culinary and retail experiences, leveraging innovation and advanced technology solutions. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, gategroup delivers operational excellence through the most extensive catering network in the aviation industry, serving passengers from over 200 operating units in over 60 countries/territories across all continents.