Background
Thomas, John William was born on May 7, 1937 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Jack William and Dorothey (Wink) Thomas.
Thomas, John William was born on May 7, 1937 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Jack William and Dorothey (Wink) Thomas.
AB, Lake Forest College, 1958; Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute Technology, 1960; Master of Business Administration, Roosevelt U., 1973.
Design engineer, Abbott laboratories, North Chicago, Illinois, 1967; director operations, G.D. Searle, Skokie, Illinois, 1967-1977; vice president operations, Marion laboratories, Kansas City, Missoury, 1977-1981; executive vice president, Charles River laboratories, Wilmington, Massachusetts, 1981-1992; general manager, Coopers/Pitman-Moore Inc., Kansas City, since 1992.
Married Suzanne Linda Lone. Children: Jonathan, Jeffrey.