Mr Thomas Butter

Founder & CEO, Movaia | UESCA Certified Running Coach Thomas Butter is the Founder and CEO of Movaia, an AI gait analysis solution that makes professional-grade running assessment accessible to everyday athletes, coaches, and shoe retailers. Movaia is an incubatee at Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks (HKSTP), and Thomas recently won the startup pitch at the GSIC powered by Microsoft APAC conference, a milestone that reflects the growing global interest in his approach to SportsTech. Thomas brings an unusual blend of commercial depth and athletic empathy to the venture. Over more than twenty years in Hong Kong, he led global product marketing and business units for major multinationals including Philips, Gibson Innovations, and GP Batteries. As a former General Manager, he carried full profit and loss responsibility, and as a certified Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt he delivered significant cost savings and measurable improvements in customer experience. The idea for Movaia was deepl