In his early life, Stang took the
examen artium before working in forestry and timber business. He was a forest laborer for one year before taking
forester education in Norway and the United States. He worked in Paris for Konow & Smith, then for one year at
Moss Cellulosefabrik. The property Maarud in
Sør-Odal Municipality had been bought by his father in 1911. From 1923 Thomas Stang operated the farm and woodland at Maarud. Out of this business he developed an industrial company of the same name,
Maarud Bedrifter. After a stint as chief executive officer of
Union Co from 1939 to 1945, he returned to Maarud Bedrifter. The company took up
potato chip production in 1952, and also specialized in cheese, other dairy products and eggs. Maarud was taken over by his son Ole Stang, Jr. in 1960. He was
consul for Denmark from 1939. He died in January 1982. ==References==