Tom Antonissen joined the European Parking Association (EPA aisbl) in January 2023 as part-time Brussels Representative and was appointed as its full-time Executive Director in January 2024.

Prior to his role with EPA, Tom served as EU Affairs Adviser to several transport engineering companies and represented them in relevant EU technology platforms and industry associations. In parallel he was also a Senior Advisor to the Washington-based International Road Federation (IRF), with a particular focus on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), climate impact mitigation and road safety. Previously, he managed and represented several multimodal transport and logistics associations towards the EU institutions, media and stakeholders.

A Belgian national, born and raised in Brussels, following his university degree in EU and International Law (LL.M.) Tom started his 20-year career at EU level as Secretary General of three Belgian and two European trade federations in the construction and civil engineering machinery sector.