Thomas Jabs, CEO of TAKRAF Group, graduated from the RWTH Aachen University in 1997 with a Mechanical Engineering degree. Since then, he has taken on numerous high-profile roles in the mining equipment space, including Head of Engineering, Mining Equipment, at ThyssenKrupp Fördertechnik GmbH, Vice President of Global Market Operations Mining Systems at Sandvik Mining and Construction Materials Handling GmbH out of Austria, Executive Vice President Operating Unit Mining Systems at ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG in Germany and Senior Vice President, Head of Global Projects Mining at Denmark-based FLSmidth. He joined TAKRAF Group as CEO in December 2022.