Background
Rabaut, Thomas W. was born in 1948 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Rabaut, Thomas W. was born in 1948 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1970. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1977.
Trainee manufacturing department, drive division, various manufacturing/management positions Federal Maritime Commission Corporation, 1977-1981, planning manager, then manufacturing and operations manager fluid control division, 1982—1986, manager steel products division, 1986-1988, director operations ground system division, 1989—1993, general manager defense system group, 1993—1994, vice president, 1994. President, Chief Executive Officer United Defense Industries, Inc., Arlington, Virginia, 1994—2005. President land and armaments operating group British Aerospace Systems, 2005—2007.
Senior advisor aerospace, defense and business/government services group Carlyle Group, L.P., Washington, since 2007. Board directors Cytec Industries Inc., since 2007, Kaman Corporation, since 2008. Served with United States Army, 1970-1975.
Member of Naval Surface Warfare Association, National Infantryman's Association, United States Army Ordnance Corps Association, Association Industrial College Armed Forces, Aerospace Industries Association, Navy League United States, Association United States Army, National Guard Association United States.
Married Sheila Rabaut. 3 children.