Since 2010, Thomas Missong is the President of the European Association of Credit Rating Agencies (“EACRA”), currently representing 15 Credit Rating Agencies. In addition, Thomas is a Managing Director of RATINGPLATFORM, a company specializing on research on Credit Rating Agencies and providing rating advisory services.Thomas started his career as international water projects manager for Lyonnaise des Eaux, a leading global water utility, in Paris, France. Thereafter, Thomas worked 4 years for UniCredit Bank Austria’s Energy and Utilities team in Vienna and a further 4 years as rating advisor in UniCredit’s Debt Capital Markets division.Thomas has a Master’s degree in European Political Affairs from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium and a “Magister” in Business Administration from Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien focusing on capital markets. Thomas speaks English, French, German and Spanish.