Background
Gossage, Thomas Layton was born on May 7, 1934 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Walker E. and Mildred (Davis) Gossage.
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Thomas Layton Gossage
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Bachelor of Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1956. Master of Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1957.
Career
Process engineer, Humble Oil Corporation, 1957; assistant director government relations, Monsanto Research Corporation, Dayton, Ohio., 1961-1966; director research and development marketing, Monsanto Research Corporation, Dayton, 1966-1968; group marketing director, Monsanto Company New Enterprises division, St. Louis, 1968-1970; marketing director, Monsanto Company Specialty Products, St. Louis, 1970-1975; director results management, Monsanto Industrial Chemicals Company, St. Louis, 1975-1977; assistant general manager plasticizers division, Monsanto Industrial Chemicals Company, St. Louis, 1977; general manager plasticizers division, Monsanto Industrial Chemicals Company, St. Louis, 1977-1979; general manager detergents and phosphates, Monsanto Industrial Chemicals Company, St. Louis, 1979-1980; assistant managing director, Monsanto Industrial Chemicals Company, St. Louis, 1980-1981; vice president, managing director, Monsanto Industrial Chemicals Company, St. Louis, 1981-1983; group vice president, managing director, Monsanto International, St. Louis, 1983-1986; group vice president, senior vice president, Monsanto Chemical Company division Monsanto Company, St. Louis, 1986-1988; president, Hercules Specialty Chemicals Company, a unit of Hercules, Inc., 1988-1989; president, Chief Executive Officer, The Aqualon Group, a unit of Hercules, 1989-1991; chairman, president, Chief Executive Officer, Hercules Inc., since 1991; also board directors, Hercules, Inc. Member of advisory county Law Engineering Company, Atlanta.
Achievements
Membership
First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1957-1960. Member Chemical Manufacturers Association (board directors), Conference Board, Business Roundtable, Georgia Technology Advisory Board.
Connections
Married Virginia Eastman, July 27, 1957. Children: Laura Eastman, Virginia Lowry.
