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Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Grain & Protein Technologies
Location: Brentwood, Tennessee, United States 12 work roles 3 schools
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Jacob Thomas is listed as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Grain & Protein Technologies, a with 383 employees, based in Brentwood, Tennessee, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Jacob Thomas.

Jacob Thomas previously worked as Board of Directors at H&E Equipment Services, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer, President, and Board Member at The Carlstar Group. Jacob Thomas holds Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A), Finance And Marketing from The University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business.

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๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐&๐‹ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐ž๐ž๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ.โ€ข Strategic, insightful, and innovative thinker who distills business complexity to target the critical few.โ€ข Versatile operational success in start-ups, turnarounds, and acquisitions/ integrations.โ€ข Diverse functional leadership experiences in engineering, manufacturing, and marketing.โ€ข Commercial success expanding markets globally and rekindling growth in mature categories.โ€ข Extensive international experiences, including expat role as a President of Latin America region.โ€ข Portability and scalability across sectors, business models, ownership structures.โ€ข Proven track record for developing talent and revitalizing dormant cultures.

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Grain & Protein Technologies
Grain & Protein Technologies
Chief Executive Officer and Board Member
Brentwood, TN, US
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383
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12 roles · 36 years

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Board Of Directors

Founded in 1961, H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: HEES) is one of the largest rental equipment companies in the nation. H&E is ranked #5 of the Top 100 Equipment Rental Companies in the United States by RER 100.

Chief Executive Officer, President, And Board Member

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

๐“๐“ฌ๐“ฑ๐“ฒ๐“ฎ๐“ฟ๐“ฎ๐“ญ ๐“ช ๐“ผ๐“พ๐“ฌ๐“ฌ๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ผ๐“ฏ๐“พ๐“ต ๐“ฎ๐”๐“ฒ๐“ฝ ๐“ฏ๐“ธ๐“ป ๐“น๐“ป๐“ฒ๐“ฟ๐“ช๐“ฝ๐“ฎ ๐“ฎ๐“บ๐“พ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐”‚ ๐“น๐“ช๐“ป๐“ฝ๐“ท๐“ฎ๐“ป๐“ผ ๐“ฒ๐“ท ๐“œ๐“ช๐“ป๐“ฌ๐“ฑ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ป๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ฐ๐“ฑ ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“ผ๐“ช๐“ต๐“ฎ ๐“ธ๐“ฏ ๐“’๐“ช๐“ป๐“ต๐“ผ๐“ฝ๐“ช๐“ป ๐“ฝ๐“ธ ๐“ฃ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐“ช๐“ท ๐“˜๐“ท๐“ฝ๐“ฎ๐“ป๐“ท๐“ช๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ช๐“ต following a comprehensive transformation that organically resulted in a 2.3X increase in EBITDA and 0.5X reduction in net debt. LinkedIn post summarizing journey is referenced below.The Carlstar Group is the market leader in Specialty Tires and Wheels with $800โ€ฆ Show more ๐“๐“ฌ๐“ฑ๐“ฒ๐“ฎ๐“ฟ๐“ฎ๐“ญ ๐“ช ๐“ผ๐“พ๐“ฌ๐“ฌ๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ผ๐“ฏ๐“พ๐“ต ๐“ฎ๐”๐“ฒ๐“ฝ ๐“ฏ๐“ธ๐“ป ๐“น๐“ป๐“ฒ๐“ฟ๐“ช๐“ฝ๐“ฎ ๐“ฎ๐“บ๐“พ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐”‚ ๐“น๐“ช๐“ป๐“ฝ๐“ท๐“ฎ๐“ป๐“ผ ๐“ฒ๐“ท ๐“œ๐“ช๐“ป๐“ฌ๐“ฑ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ป๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ฐ๐“ฑ ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“ผ๐“ช๐“ต๐“ฎ ๐“ธ๐“ฏ ๐“’๐“ช๐“ป๐“ต๐“ผ๐“ฝ๐“ช๐“ป ๐“ฝ๐“ธ ๐“ฃ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐“ช๐“ท ๐“˜๐“ท๐“ฝ๐“ฎ๐“ป๐“ท๐“ช๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ช๐“ต following a comprehensive transformation that organically resulted in a 2.3X increase in EBITDA and 0.5X reduction in net debt. LinkedIn post summarizing journey is referenced below.The Carlstar Group is the market leader in Specialty Tires and Wheels with $800 million in peak global revenues and over 3400 associates in 4 manufacturing facilities and 12 distribution centers located in the United States, Canada, Europe, and China. Serving Top Tier customers in the Original Equipment (OE) โ€œfirst-fitโ€ and Aftermarket (AM) โ€œreplacementโ€ channels, Carlstar offers a diverse and complete offering of over 7,500 skus in the Agricultural, Construction, Industrial, Lawn & Garden, Power Sports (ATV / UTV), High Speed Trailer, and Automotive Wheel segments. Carlstarโ€™s premier brands, one-stop shop portfolio of specialty tire products, flexible global manufacturing footprint, vast distribution network, long-standing customer relationships, multichannel route to market, distinguished engineering and innovation prowess, and its high performing values based culture have accelerated a good-to-great journey. Show less

May 2018 - Mar 2024

Group President, Engine Mobile Filtration And Executive Officer

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Global P&L leadership of CLARCOR Engine Mobile Filtration Group with $650 million in revenues and 3100 employees.Engine Mobile Filtration Group is (was) the largest operating segment of CLARCOR (NYSE: CLC), with 15 manufacturing, distribution and R&D sites globally, w/ 20,000+ SKUs producing 500,000+ filters per day. Group delivers innovative Original Equipment (OE) first fit filtration solutions, and superior Aftermarket coverage through OE Service (OES) and Independent Aftermarketโ€ฆ Show more Global P&L leadership of CLARCOR Engine Mobile Filtration Group with $650 million in revenues and 3100 employees.Engine Mobile Filtration Group is (was) the largest operating segment of CLARCOR (NYSE: CLC), with 15 manufacturing, distribution and R&D sites globally, w/ 20,000+ SKUs producing 500,000+ filters per day. Group delivers innovative Original Equipment (OE) first fit filtration solutions, and superior Aftermarket coverage through OE Service (OES) and Independent Aftermarket (IAM) channels, to protect internal combustion engine powered equipment requiring fuel, air, oil, hydraulics and coolant filtration, from first-fit to last use.โ—† Parker Hannifin (PH), a $13 Billion Fortune 250 diversified industrial, acquired CLARCOR for $4.3 Billion cash & 17.2 x EBITDA in March 2017 โ—†https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/02/28/928942/0/en/Parker-Hannifin-Completes-CLARCOR-Acquisition.html Post Parker Hannifin Acquisition:P&L responsibility for Platform with over $1.2 Billion in global revenues and 4500 team members worldwide formed by merging legacy Parker and legacy CLARCOR businesses . Show less

2015 - 2018 ~3 yrs

President, Diaphragm & Dosing Pumps Group, Idex Corporation

Greater Chicago Area

Global P&L leadership of IDEX's portfolio of Warren Rupp, Pulsafeeder EPO, Pulsafeeder SPO, Knight, Trebor and OBL business units representing ~one-seventh of IDEXโ€™s global revenues, 700 employees, and 8 manufacturing sites. Leading provider of air-operated and gas-operated double diaphragm pumps, hydraulically and mechanically actuated metering pumps, peristaltic pumps, alloy and non-metallic gear pumps, and ultra-pure chemical pumps. Key markets served include oil and gas, chemicalโ€ฆ Show more Global P&L leadership of IDEX's portfolio of Warren Rupp, Pulsafeeder EPO, Pulsafeeder SPO, Knight, Trebor and OBL business units representing ~one-seventh of IDEXโ€™s global revenues, 700 employees, and 8 manufacturing sites. Leading provider of air-operated and gas-operated double diaphragm pumps, hydraulically and mechanically actuated metering pumps, peristaltic pumps, alloy and non-metallic gear pumps, and ultra-pure chemical pumps. Key markets served include oil and gas, chemical and hydrocarbon processing, water and wastewater treatment, semiconductor manufacturing, food and beverage, and healthcare/ hospitality sanitizing sector. Show less

Mar 2014 - Aug 2015

President, Latin America, Terex Corporation

Greater Sao Paulo City Area, Brazil

Geographic P&L leadership (South America, Central America, Mexico) of $650 million in revenues, 1400 team members and 3 manufacturing sites. Led a diverse business portfolio of Aerial Work Platforms, Utilities, Cranes, Materials Processing, Construction, Material Handling (Industrial Overhead Cranes), and Port Solutions business segments marketed under the Terex ยฎ, Demag ยฎ, Genie ยฎ and Powerscreen ยฎ brands.

2011 - 2014 ~3 yrs

Senior Vice President, Global Marketing And Product Development, Terex Corporation

Greater New York City Area, Usa

Responsible for companywide leadership of Engineering and Marketing for ~$10 billion global revenues, leading ~1250 engineering and ~75 marketing professionals.Led a substantial surge in new product development and market introductions for a wide portfolio of Cranes, Aerial Work Platform, Mining, Materials Processing, Compact Construction and Road Building equipment.

2007 - 2011 ~4 yrs

Vice President, Big Bore Diesel Engine Business Unit, Navistar

Greater Chicago Area, Usa

Responsible for leading the start-up of the Big Bore Diesel Engine business for Navistar with accountability for its full P&L. Formed a strategic alliance between Navistar and MAN, an $11 billion German truck and engine manufacturer to collaboratively produce a big bore engine for the American market.

2005 - 2007 ~2 yrs

Managing Director, Inline Diesel Engine Business Unit, Navistar

Greater Chicago Area, Usa

P&L responsibility and accountability for the turnaround of a challenged $600+ million diesel engine business.

2002 - 2005 ~3 yrs

Director, Medium Duty Trucks Product Center, Navistar

Fort Wayne, In, Usa

Directed product development and launch of critical $600+ million investment in Next Generation Vehicle that set new industry standards by bringing โ€œautomotive qualityโ€ and โ€œSUV drivabilityโ€ to medium duty commercial trucks.

1998 - 2002 ~4 yrs

Product Manager, Large Tractors, Case New Holland

Racine, Wi, Usa

1993 - 1998 ~5 yrs

Ford Scientific Research Labs

Greater Detroit Area, Usa

1991 - 1993 ~2 yrs
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Jacob Thomas works for Grain & Protein Technologies.

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Jacob Thomas is listed as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Grain & Protein Technologies.

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Jacob Thomas is based in Brentwood, Tennessee, United States while working with Grain & Protein Technologies.

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Jacob Thomas has worked for Grain & Protein Technologies, H&E Equipment Services, Inc., The Carlstar Group, Clarcor, and Idex Corporation.

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Jacob Thomas holds Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A), Finance And Marketing from The University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business.

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