Background
Cable, Thomas Hamilton was born on November 22, 1935 in Pittsburgh. Son of Thomas Hamilton and Margaret Ruth (Cadwallader) Cable.
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Thomas Hamilton Cable
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Thomas Hamilton Cable, American chemical company executive. Club Geneva, 1981, president, 1982-1983; Served with Civil Engineer, United States Army, 1958-1960, European Theatre of Operations.; Member Industrial Gases Committee (vice president), European Industrial Gases Association (president 1992), Swiss Am.C. of C., Fox Chapel Golf; Club (Pittsburgh), Tennis.
Education
M.Beverly Wallace, November 24, 1962.
Career
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Bucknell University, 1957. Sales engineer Union Carbide Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1957-1964, manager sales engineering, 1964-1968, sales manager, Houston, 1968-1972, marketing manager, New York City, 1972-1974. Product director Union Carbide Eastern, Tokyo, Japan, 1974-1977.
Vice president, general manager industrial gases Union Carbide Europe, Geneva, 1980.
Chairman UCAR Industrial Gases Nevada, Antwerp, Belgium, 1988, chairman, managing director Union Carbide Deutschland, Dusseldorf, Federal Republic Germany, 1983. Chairman Indugas North.V., Schoten, Belgium, 1980, UCAR Specialty Gases Nevada, Belgium, 1980.
Board directors Argon South America, Madrid, vice chairman, 1991. Board directors Union Carbide United Kingdom Limited., London.
Chairman, board of directors UCIG Spa, 1985.
Vice-president, director IGI, Milan, 1985. Director Gas & Equipment Limited., Rugby, 1986-1990, Union Carbide Europe, Geneva, 1987-1989, SIAD, Bergamo, Italy, 1987-1989, Union Carbide Iberica, Madrid, Spain, 1977, UCIG South America Rungis, France, 1990, Praxair South America, chairman, 1992. President Europe Union Carbide Industrial Gases, 1989.
Chairman, president Praxair Europe Société Anonyme, 1992.
Vice president Europe, Union Carbide Industrial Gases Incorporated., 1989-1992. Vice president Europe, Praxair, Incorporated., 1992.
Inventor use of oxygen in glass melting. Senior warden American Church Geneva, 1981-1983.
Director American International Club Geneva, 1981, president, 1982-1983.
Board directors Foundation International School, Geneva,1984-1988.
Achievements
Membership
Club Geneva, 1981, president, 1982-1983. Served with Civil Engineer, United States Army, 1958-1960, European Theatre of Operations. Member Industrial Gases Committee (vice president), European Industrial Gases Association (president 1992), Swiss Am.C. of C., Fox Chapel Golf.
Club (Pittsburgh), Tennis.
Connections
Children: Thomas Graham, Susan Wallace.
