With an MSc in electromechanical engineering from the Ghent University in Belgium, Tom joined the DEME Group in 1993 as a project engineer. During his career, he has worked on various multi-disciplinary marine construction projects and has been involved with all aspects of rock revetment works, as well as complex environmental remediation projects for DEME’s environmental division. Since 2012, Tom is responsible for DEME Building Materials (DBM) specialised in the licensing, extraction, transport, processing certification and supply of marine aggregates for the European construction industry. In 2015, he joined the board of ZEEGRA, the Belgian federation of importers and producers of dredged sea aggregates, where he became chairman in 2021.