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Tom Rabaut
United Defense
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Tom Rabaut became President and Chief Executive
Officer of United Defense January 28, 1994. United Defense is a
public company trading on the New York Stock Exchange with sales
in excess of $2 billion. It has strong market positions in armored
combat vehicles, weapons delivery systems, components for military
vehicles, ship overhaul and conversion, training systems, and logistics
support services.
Mr. Rabaut joined FMC in 1977 and worked in a variety
of manufacturing management positions in the Power Transmission
Group. In 1982, he became Operations Manager of FMC's Fluid Control
Division serving the petroleum equipment industry.
In 1986, Mr. Rabaut entered FMC's defense business
as General Manager of the company's Steel Products Division. In
1989, Mr. Rabaut became the Operations Director of FMC's Ground
Systems Division, and in April 1990, he was appointed Vice President
and General Manager of Ground Systems Division.
In 1993, Mr. Rabaut assumed the position of General
Manager of FMC’s Defense Systems Group, overseeing operations
in the U.S., Turkey and Sweden, serving U.S. and allied armies,
navies, and marines. In 1994, he was elected a Vice President of
FMC Corporation. In January 1994, the FMC Defense Systems Group
was combined with HARSCO’s defense group to form United Defense.
Mr. Rabaut graduated, with a Bachelor of Science
degree, from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and a Masters
in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School. During
his five years as an Army officer, he served in company- and battalion-level
positions with the 1st and 4th Armored Divisions and the 66th Military
Intelligence Group.
Mr. Rabaut is a Trustee of Stevens Institute of
Technology, Chairman of Bofors Defence, board member United Defense
Industries, board member FNSS.
Mr. Rabaut is a member of Aerospace Industries
Association and the Association of the Industrial College of the
Armed Forces. He serves as a member of the AUSA Council of Trustees
and the National Infantry Board. Mr. Rabaut served as a member of
the Defense Policy Advisory Committee on Trade (DPACT). He is a
representative of The Middle East Institute and a member of the
Association of the United States Army, the Navy League of the United
States, National Guard Association of the United States, U.S. Army
Ordnance Corps Association, National Infantryman’s Association,
and the Naval Surface Warfare Association. Mr. Rabaut served as
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Defense Industrial
Association and co-chairman of the Industrial Committee of Tank
and Automotive Producers.
Tom and his wife, Sheila, have three children
and live in Great Falls, Virginia.
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