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Thomas C. Nelson

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Thomas C. Nelson
Born1961 or 1962 (age 62–63)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materStanford University
Harvard Business School
OccupationBusinessman
TitleChairman and CEO, National Gypsum
Term1999-
SpouseAnna Wildy Spangler
Children2 daughters
RelativesClemmie Spangler (father-in-law)

Thomas Craig Nelson (born 1961/1962) is an American businessman, and the chairman, CEO and president of National Gypsum, a company wholly owned by the Spangler family, since 1999.

Early life

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He is the son of Mr and Mrs Nels Richard Nelson of Glenview, Illinois, an IBM marketing executive in Chicago.[2] His parents are both immigrants from Sweden.[3]

Education

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Nelson earned a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Stanford University in 1984, and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1988.[1]

Career

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Nelson was vice chairman and chief financial officer of National Gypsum from 1995 to 1999, and has been the chairman, CEO and president since 1999.[1]

Personal life

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In 1990, Nelson married Anna Wildy Spangler, a Wellesley College graduate, a fellow 1988 Harvard Business School graduate, and a fellow partner in Wakefield Group, a Charlotte, N.C. venture capital firm.[2] She is the daughter of Clemmie Spangler.[2]

They have two daughters, and live in Charlotte, North Carolina.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Executive Profile: Thomas C. Nelson". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "T. C. Nelson Weds Anna Spangler". The New York Times. 14 October 1990. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Executive Profile | National Gypsum Company | Thomas Craig (Tom) Nelson". www.boardroominsiders.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-28.
  4. ^ "Anna Spangler Nelson - Knight Foundation". Knight Foundation. Retrieved 28 July 2018.