Robert Knoll Thomas

Background

Thomas, Robert Knoll was born on September 16, 1933 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Son of Robert Samuel and Florence Lorinda (Lockhart) Thomas. came to the United States, 1979.

Education

Electrical degree, Ryerson Institute of Technology, 1953.

Career

Vice-president sales, Allen-Bradley Canada, Cambridge, Ontario, 1971-1973; executive vice president, general manager, Allen-Bradley Canada, Cambrige, 1973-1976; president, chief Executive officer, Allen-Bradley Canada, Cambridge, 1976-1979; corporation vice president, president, general manager industrial control division, Allen-Bradley Company, Milwaukee, 1979-1981; corporation executive vice president, Allen-Bradley Company, Milwaukee, since 1981. Director Rostone Canada Ltd., Elmira, Ontario, 1974-1977, Intergrated Power Systems Ltd., Houston, 1980-1982, Allen-Bradley Canada Ltd., Cambridge, Ontario,1971—. Chairman of the Board Allen-Bradley Company, Cambridge, Ontario, since 1981.

Director AB Stromberg, Inc., AB Denso Company Ltd., Tokyo.

Achievements

• Robert Knoll Thomas has been listed as a noteworthy company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Canadian Games for Physically Disabled, Cambridge, 1976. Chairman Can-Amera Games, 1976-1978. Board directors American Red Cross, Milwaukee, since 1981, Wisconsin State Council Economic Education, since 1982.

Member Canadian Manufacturing Association, Canadian Electrical Manufacturing Association, National Electrical Manufacturing Association, Rotary.

Connections

Married Catherine Ann McLeod, December 24, 1955. Children: Kimberley Ann, Carey Lynn, Robert Scott, Thomas McLeod.

Father:

Robert Samuel Thomas

Mother:

Florence Lorinda (Lockhart) Thomas

Spouse:

Catherine Ann McLeod

child:

Carey Lynn Thomas

child:

Thomas McLeod Thomas

child:

Kimberley Ann Thomas

child:

Robert Scott Thomas