Thomas Claugus

Thomas Claugus is the President and majority shareholder of GMT Capital Corp. (a private investment company) which he founded in 1990. Prior to 1990, he served 17 years in various managerial capacities with Rohm and Haas Company (a publicly traded specialty chemical manufacturer), culminating in his position as Manager for Europe of the Polymers Division of Rohm and Haas.

Thomas graduated with a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering degree, summa cum laude, from Ohio State University in 1973. In 1975, he entered Harvard Business School and graduated with a Master of Business Administration degree, with high distinction, in 1977.