David Groomes:
CLASS OF 1978
St. Cecilia High SchoolClass of 1978
Englewood, NJ
Carnegie Mellon University - EngineeringClass of 1984
Pittsburgh, PA
Brown UniversityClass of 1982
Providence, RI
Tougaloo CollegeClass of 1981
Tougaloo, MS
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David "Oscar" Groomes
Mr. Groomes is a Metallurgical Engineer, Physicist and Materials Scientist by trade. He earned BS degrees at both Tougaloo College and Brown University and an MS from Carnegie-Mellon University before joining GE in 1984 on an Engineering Management Program, followed by the Corporate Audit Staff. Oscar joined GE Plastics in 1988 as a Sales Rep and had subsequent positions in marketing, product management, sourcing and commercial leadership. In 1997, he went to Brazil as President of GE Plastics South America. In 2000 he was appointed General Manager of the Polycarbonat...Expand for more
e Business in Europe, and in July 2001 he assumed the role as President of GE Specialty Chemicals. In October 2002, Oscar was appointed President and CEO of GE Rail Services in Chicago, Illinois. He left GE to join Almatis, a privately held LBO, as Chief Executive Officer based in Frankfurt, Germany. Oscar retired from Almatis after a successful sale in December 2007.
Oscar currently is consulting with Groomes Business Solutions for small developing companies and also lectures on international business based on his vast experiences in the corporate and private sectors. He is based in Charlotte, NC.
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