Robert Kurth Thompson Jr.

President of TSME Inc. USA.

Robert Thompson Jr is President of Thompson's Specialties Middle East Inc. USA and with Timothy Bradfield Thompson founded Thompsons Specialties Middle East LLC in Qatar as a Joint Venture with the International House of Trading in 2001.  

Robert Thompson a West Texas native and a Graduate of Yale University Robert has a long experience with Safety being Certified in Fire Fighting from the Ansul Fire School located in Marinette, Wisconsin. USA He worked with Delta Fire and Safety in New Orleans and later with other safety companies. As President of the company, he is in daily contact to Thompson SME - Doha helping with strategic development and finance.

Timothy Bradfield Thompson

General Manager and Co-Founder of TSME.

Tim Thompson is the General Manager and Co-Founder of Thompson Specialties Middle East. He has been in Fire and Safety for over 25 years having worked for several quality organizations in the Fire and Safety world. Often accused of bleeding “Ansul” (famous line of firefighting equipment) and placing his friend’s aka employees above all else to achieve results for customers that often exceed expectations. (as measured by customer’s surveys) Tim is proud to have personally trained many of the staffs over the year with the motto’s. “Easier to do the job right the first time than fix it later” earning him and the company the reputation that “Thompson’s Fire Systems Work”  Outside of work, Tim often enjoys participating in Ironman and Triathlon trainings.   With His Father Robert K. Thompson (now semi-retired) Thompson’s future is forward thinking with the aim to keep its employees safe and well rewarded, which in turn will keep the customer’s coming back to the friendly and knowledgeable staff they have come to know at Thompsons.

Edna Magno-Legson

Admin & Finance Officer

Edna Magno-Legson is the Admin & Finance Officer of Thompsons Specialties Middle East, LLC and has been with the company since 2007. Edna is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with over thirty-five years of comprehensive experience in the field of accounting, auditing, cash management, financial management, taxation, administration, people management, budget oversight, forecasting and business analysis. A self-driven woman, Edna believes in gender equality in this male-centric business world. She believes that the rights, responsibilities and opportunities does not depend on whether you are born male or female. Originally from the Philippines, Edna has a passion for travel, explore other places, learn other cultures and create lifetime memories.

Dhana Sekharan

Manager Operations and Engineered Department

Dhana Sekharan is Thompson’s Specialties Engineered System Manager and has been with company for 10 years. An Mechanical Engineer by profession, Dhana has more than 22 years of experience with Fire & Gas Fire Suppression / Fire Fighting system, particularly for Industrial, Commercial and Oil and Gas industry. He started the career as Site Engineer in Fire & Gas Fire Suppression in Chennai, India, prior to moving to the Middle East. Dhana, previously worked in Oman, with Teejan Trading & Contracting for five years as Department Manager for Fire Protection Systems and was primarily responsible for sales, design, engineering, estimation and project execution to a great extent. Within Thompson, during its last 10 years of association, Dhana has worked in various roles – Engineering, Design, Sales, Projects execution and Commissioning. Originally from Chennai, in Tamil Nadu, India, Dhana is a follower of South Indian cultures/traditions and enjoys listening to Indian Music and watching/Playing Cricket and badminton.

Pradish George

Manager Service Department

Pradish George has Over 17 years of Middle east experience in Fire Protection fields and more than 08 years’ experience as a Manager. He worked with some of the leading companies in Middle east such as Ms/ Naffco & Dubai world, he has worked with mostly all brands in fre systems, in addition to his experience and personal qualities, He is having a solid educational foundation and a passion for technology. He has thorough knowledge of all Fire Protection Systems & Well versed with local & international standards.

Arnison G. Cura

Manager - Pre-Engineered

Born & raised in the Philippines. Accomplished a four year course major in Management in a reputable university. Joined the company since 2013 as a sales executive. On year 2019, the company entrusted me to take the position as a Department Manager. Indeed, it is extremely a great challenge nevertheless, having the support of the upper management plus with my team’s (Pre-Engineered staffs) highest trainings & wide-ranging experience in the field of business, Thompson’s Specialties upholds the good reputation in the region.