Thomas Linden

Thomas M. Linden is a native of California whose family has been in the real estate industry for over seventy years. After attending public high school in Los Angeles, he attended the University of Southern California where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in Finance and Real Estate. Upon graduation ins 1966, he joined Arthur Young & Company as a staff accountant in their Los Angeles office. In 1970, he formed Smith & Linden, Certified Public Accountants to specialize in providing financial and accounting services to medium size companies and high net worth individuals. In 1985, he joined CalMat, a New York Stock Exchange company, as an Executive Vice President and President of their real estate subsidiary. Due to his commitment to CalMat, he sold his interest in Smith & Linden. In late 1988, CalMat made the decision to restructure, which included the disposition of its real estate development business. In May 1989, he resigned from the company but continued as a director until January 1999 when the company was sold to Vulcan Materials Corporation.