Background
Gildehaus, Thomas Arthur was born on September 29, 1940 in Little Rock. Son of Arthur Frederick and Susanna (Packham) Gildehaus.
manufacturing executive museum director
Gildehaus, Thomas Arthur was born on September 29, 1940 in Little Rock. Son of Arthur Frederick and Susanna (Packham) Gildehaus.
Bachelor of Arts History, Yale University, 1963; Master of Business Administration with distinction, Harvard University, 1970.
With Citibank, Puerto Rico, New York City, 1963-1970. Vice president Temple, Barker & Sloane, Inc., Lexington, Massachusetts, 1970-1980. Senior vice president Deere & Company, Moline, Illinois, 1980-1982, executive vice president, director, 1982—1992.
President, Chief Executive Officer University of Nevada, Reno Industries, Inc., Chicago, 1992—1997. Chief Executive Officer, chairman Northwestern Steel & Wire Company, 1997—1998. Director Navigant Consulting Inc., since 2000.
Trustee National 4-H Council, since 1983. President board trustees Figge Art Museum, interim executive director, since 2006. Board directors Genesis Health Systems Inc., Mercator Partners, LLC, Davenport Bank and Trust Company, Iowa.
Married Barbara Lee Quimby, October 29, 1960. Children: Elizabeth, Thomas Arthur, Junior, Charles, Christopher, Allen.