Daine Eisold is an expert in cargo security operations with a deep history of management success in both the private and public sectors. Before founding CakeBoxx Technologies, LLC, he was the President and CEO of Cotecna, Inc., where he managed the global supply chain security line of business for the Cotecna Group, a trade facilitation industry leader based in Geneva, Switzerland.

His significant public sector experience includes serving as General Manager of Cargo Security and Director of Maritime Security for the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in the US Department of Homeland Security, where he was the senior executive responsible for development and implementation of air cargo, intermodal, hazmat and maritime security programs. He represented the TSA on multiple forums for transportation, supply chain and cargo security including IMO and the Technical Advisory Group to ISO working groups TC8 N988- (ISO 28000 – Security Management Systems for the Supply Chain) and TC8 N987- (Best practices for custody in Supply chain security).

Daine is a veteran with more than 20 years of active duty service in the US Navy, where he commanded three US Navy warships, served as the Chief of Staff for the Navy International Programs Office and was a Senior Executive Fellow at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. He has an undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina – Greensboro, a Master’s Degree in International Affairs from Salve Regina University, and is a graduate of the US Army War College and Joint Warfighting School.

As Chief Operating Officer (COO), Erik is responsible for overseeing and managing all commercial aspects of the CakeBoxx operations

Prior to joining CakeBoxx, Erik spent time as the Director for Corporate Security Services at NFI Industries; as well as being based in the Netherlands with Merck, Sharp and Dohme (Merck Co, Inc.), as the Associate Director for Supply Chain Security – Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA).  During his tenure with Merck he led all supply chain security functions within the EMEA region to include extensive oversight over procurements, clinical trial shipments, and large bulk movements of pharmaceutical and vaccine shipments.  He was instrumental in securing both commercial and donation shipments to Ukraine during the Ukraine/Russia conflict; working with external partners and multiple internal stakeholders to ensure that safe, secure, and efficient operations were achieved and maintained.

As Chief Product Officer (CPO), Tobias is responsible for overseeing the company’s product strategy, development, and innovation, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure products align with CakeBoxx’s vision and meet customer needs.

Tobias’ most recent role was Senior Commercial Advisor for the Trade Council of Denmark in North America in Washington, DC. In this role, he focused on developing business opportunities and product strategies for Danish companies in the energy and environmental sectors. He has held key technical and leadership positions at Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturer and a CakeBoxx customer since 2019. Tobias’ roles at Vestas included Product Manager for Emerging Markets and Product Performance Manager, where he successfully drove product innovation and market expansion.

Chris Clark is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of international trade, customs, and maritime security operations in high-risk environments. His decades of experience include both front-line work and senior-level management of a broad range of programs including anti-smuggling, drug enforcement, cargo inspection, customs risk management, customs modernization, and customs capacity building projects for HM Customs & Excise for the British government and in the private sector. Chris served on HM Customs & Excise patrol boats for more than 12 years supporting maritime interdiction and enforcement missions. He has more than 17 years of direct experience working directly with international organizations such as the United Nations, Euro Customs, DFID, the World Bank, and the IMF, providing Customs capacity building training to Customs Administrations in Kenya, Georgia, Ukraine, Macedonia, Belize, Lebanon, South Africa, and Angola. For four years he was seconded to the British Ministry of Defense in Cyprus where he supported international counter-drug efforts in Turkey, Egypt, and Israel.

In the private sector, Chris worked as a regional vice president for the Cotecna Group, an international trade facilitation and inspection company where he served in multiple roles, including Senior Liaison Officer to the Pakistan Customs authority for the implementation of their pre-shipment inspection program, manager of the company’s Eastern & Southern African operations and as head of the company’s Customs Support Unit where he was responsible for the global implementation of customs modernization, capacity building and risk management programs.

Chris was the co-founder of the UK-based AEON Customs Consultancy Limited, providing capacity building, modernization, risk management, trade security, and asset tracking services to governments globally.

As CTO, Xiaoming (Sean) Tan is responsible for scaling CakeBoxx Technologies’ industrial manufacturing and high-value cargo and platform solutions.

Sean joined CakeBoxx Technologies in 2022 and leads the company’s worldwide R&D, systems engineering, and ongoing product development initiatives. Reporting to Daine Eisold, the Chairman and CEO, and working closely with James Campbell, the Chief Operating Officer, Sean is focused on automotive, energy, aerospace, and defense as these industries reimagine their supply chains, shipping, and transportation solutions.

Sean has a tremendous breadth of knowledge and high-level design engineering expertise from more than 25 years of experience as a senior mechanical design engineer at Caterpillar, JRB, and Pratt & Whitney, among others. Sean Tan’s advanced supply chain systems engineering experience is instrumental in expanding and continuing CakeBoxx Technologies’ distinguished trend of innovation in both engineered transport solutions and operational efficiency improvements.

Sean is bilingual in English and Mandarin.

After receiving his Masters in International Management from Thunderbird, Scott began his career in San Francisco in the container leasing field. He went on to work for a major Class I railroad starting an NVOCC and helping to facilitate the inauguration of double stack container service. Scott’s first startup was a joint venture with a Japanese ocean carrier designing and marketing the innovative Coil Rack and Cotrabox containers, which were successfully used in service from Japan to the U.S. in support of the auto industry. He still owns the patent for the second generation design which focused on the European steel industry.

Scott is an expert in container inspection and certification. He is certified to validate container compliance with both Convention for Safe Containers (CSC) and ISO requirements and has worked on behalf of certification bodies for both ISO container standards and management systems. Scott joins the CakeBoxx Technologies management team as the Chief Commercial Officer responsible for commercial strategy development and implementation for the company. His emphasis is on working with commercial operators to develop innovative applications of our CakeBoxx products to enhance safety, security, and profitability through the integration of CakeBoxx containers into private sector operations.