Tom started his career in product design in the mid
1960's with Outboard Marine Corporation the parent company of Johnson and Evinrude outboard motors. His background is in the die-casting and foundry management business. He has been successful in the turn around of distressed manufacturing companies. In 1991 he successfully implemented a turnaround of Puget Cast Products Casting Division in Tacoma, Washington and later Allied Die Castings in Rutherfordton, North Carolina. In 1996 as Director of the Precision Pressure Cast Division of Alyn Corporation was instrumental in design and build of their casting department. He has worked with businesses attracting customers such as General Motors and Buell.
ED GARDNER, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Ed joins Thresher with more than 20 years of quality and manufacturing experience. Ed is currently the Corporate Quality Director at Greene Tweed and most recently, Ed served as the Global Quality Systems leader at Owens Corning where he initiated the worldwide Quality Management System, driving Quality performance and waste elimination across the corporation. Ed also gained valuable insight into the Quality arena working with Holley Performance Products, Allied Signal, and Warn Industries. Ed holds a B.S. degree from Utah State University and a MBA from Willamette University in Oregon. Ed is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Belt, and is pursuing his Master Black Belt Certification.
ROGER ROWELL, CFO
Roger holds a Bachelors degree in finance from the Sid Craig School of Business at Fresno State University. At the age of 24 he became Managing General Partner of The Rowell Company in Fresno, California. His direction took an office building with 27% occupancy to 100% at the time of its sale. Roger is Managing General Partner of Temecula Ranchos, A California General Partnership. He was in charge of the financial and operational aspects of the farming organization. Temecula Ranchos was one of the largest Grapefruit producers in California. Roger is also President of Mahowell Services, a California Corporation. His duties include due diligence and real estate acquisitions. Roger recently resigned from his five year career as a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch where he focused on corporate financing to become CFO of Thresher Industries.
KEVIN WEEKS, Director
Kevin Weeks successfully founded/started his own multi-line insurance agency in the Chicago area in 1976. In 1990 Kevin stepped away from daily operations and successfully completed a turnaround in the corporate agency that he was currently employed with. In 1995 Kevin relinquished management of that agency back to the corporation he currently supervises today. He has also been contracted to various agencies and organizations for leadership and motivational instruction. His extensive background in corporate financial structure and financial planning will be a benefit. He has been instrumental in working to obtain new customers and shares the enthusiasm for this business. He dedicates a large part of his time to Thresher and makes quarterly visits to our facility.
