Mr. Bruce
Thornton
President, Founder, CMS
Technology, Inc.
Bruce
Thornton is President* of CMS Technology, Inc. CMS is involved in business development
consulting and separations technology licensing. He is also Chairman* of Landscape
Depot, LLC- Manufactures soils, mulch and horticultural mixes.
A partial list of Mr. Thornton’s past positions include: President*, Advanced
Aromatics, Inc.- petrochemical manufacturing, President*, Living Earth Technology,
Inc. (now division of Republic Services Group NYSE)- mulch, compost, soils,
and green waste recycling, Technical Manager, Arco Chemical- Process, environmental
and energy engineering manager.
* Also Founder of these companies
Mr. Thornton has been president and CEO of public or private companies for over 20 years. He has founded five separate companies and either sold or merged three of them. Mr. Thornton and his business partner now do business development consulting and angel investing in the petrochemical and forestry products areas.
Mr. Thornton has broad business area skills and is an expert in low cost startups, strategic planning and entry-level marketing strategies. He is currently writing a book, Successful Entrepreneurship, which is a practical guide to low cost venture development.
Education: BS, Chemical engineering, 1970, UT Austin
Technology Focus: Molecular separations, kinetics, combustion and energy generation, plant operations, project management and plant scale-up
Business Areas: Petroleum refining, petrochemical manufacturing, energy generation, solid waste recycling, and natural and organic fertilizers