Brings over two decades of experience advising prominent families worldwide on family dynamics, governance, succession, and the strategic development of family offices.
Thomas has been a long-standing friend and trusted advisor since his tenure at Credit Suisse, and has remained a strong strategic partner to River Delta throughout the years.
Over the past two decades, Thomas has worked with multi-generational enterprising families on a wide range of topics related to family dynamics, ownership and leadership transition, evolution of business and wealth, and strategic positioning of Single-Family Offices. His work also included formulating the family continuity roadmap, drafting family constitutions, and extensive governance work to establish decision-making bodies such as family councils, family boards, and investment committees.
Thomas has worked closely with families and entrepreneurs from more than a dozen countries globally, including Forbes listed clients and owners of Fortune 500 companies.
Prior to joining LGA, Thomas was Managing Director and the Global Co-Head for Family Advisory, Art and Collecting for UBS Global Wealth Management. He founded Credit Suisse Family Office Services in 2008, and served as the Global Head of Family Office Services until 2023.
Thomas graduated from Nanyang Technological University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Accountancy. He was named a Fellow of the Family Firm Institute (FFI) in 2020. Thomas is also a Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC) Accredited Mediator and a Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) with STEP.
LGA Lansberg Gersick Advisors
Founded in 1997 by Dr. Ivan Lansberg and Dr. Kelin Gersick, 2 of the world's foremost experts in Family Business Research and Consulting, Lansberg Gersick Advisors (LGA) is a globally recognized advisory firm specializing in supporting thoughtful family enterprises and family offices.
LGA guides founders, families and family offices through intricate challenges like succession, governance, and intergenerational transitions, leveraging their deep academic insights and proprietary frameworks to build capacity and foster resilience within the family enterprise system. Leveraging methodology that is both diagnostic and systemic, built upon the Seven Drivers of Continuity, LGA assesses family enterprises through its signature Continuity Audit to identify critical issues that could impede continuity. Targeted interventions are then developed which address the specific needs and sometimes conflicting goals of various stakeholders within the system.
With a global reach spanning six continents and over 30 countries, LGA proudly serves leading families worldwide. Our diverse clientele includes Fortune 500 companies, multi-generational family businesses, global family offices, and philanthropic families, all seeking to build an enduring enterprise.
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