Thomas Edelmann is a graduate of the University of Commerce Vienna, Austria (1991). Majors: Transportation Science, Marketing. He has been a UAE resident since the year 2000.

In 2014, Thomas founded RoadSafetyUAE, a holistic platform to engage with all stakeholders (governmental entities, corporate partners, the media, the road users) to raise awareness for proper behavior on our roads. https://www.roadsafetyuae.com/

In 2018, Thomas was awarded the ‘Prince Michel of Kent International Road Safety Awards’, often referred to as the ‘Oscars of road safety’. In 2017, IRF awarded the ‘Global Road Safety Achievement Award’ for a university initiative developed for Nissan. Thomas also holds certificates of appreciation for his work from Dubai Police, RTA and Dubai Chamber of Commerce. For the way how Thomas integrated corporate CSR-Partners he was awarded the ‘CSR-Arabia Awards’ two times, in 2015 and 2016. https://www.roadsafetyuae.com/stories/awards-yes-move-needle/

In 2023, Thomas received the order of the cross of merit of the Republic of Austria granted by the Austrian President and handed over by our Ambassador (reference; reference)

Prior to RoadSafetyUAE, Thomas worked for more than 20 years for global blue-chip companies (Coca-Cola, Mastercard, Cisco learning partner) in the fields of general management, marketing & communications, sales/business development.

Public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-edelmann-633a70/

Current company: https://www.roadsafetyuae.com/