Thomas Ebeling started his career in 1987 at Reemtsma and moved to Pepsi-Cola, Germany in 1991, where he held various positions in marketing and sales. In 1997, he became General Manager at Novartis Nutrition Germany and Austria. In 1998, he took over the global CEO role of the Nutrition Division and became a Member of the Executive Committee of Novartis. From 2000 until 2007, he was CEO of Novartis Pharmaceuticals and from 2007 to 2008 CEO of Novartis Consumer Health. From 2009 to 2018, he was CEO of ProSiebenSat.1 Media.
Since 2017, Mr. Ebeling has been acting as a professional Non-Exec Board Member advising a multiple number of businesses and owners. He studied Psychology at the University of Hamburg.