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For Immediate Release
February 13, 2014
Media Contact
Steve Zenofsky, APR, Fellow PRSA
Phone: (401) 415-1945
E-mail: Steven.Zenofsky@fmglobal.com
FM Approvals Promotes Four Managers Into New Leadership Roles
NORWOOD, MA, USA—FM Approvals, a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL)
specializing in testing and certifying products and services that best protect commercial and industrial
property from loss, has moved four of its managers into new roles to better support the company’s global
growth.
Richard Ferron has been named operations vice president and manager, testing and
certification services. In his new role Ferron has responsibility for day-to-day
operations, bolstering technical innovation and maximizing customer satisfaction across
the company’s three technical sections: building materials, electrical systems and fire
protection. Previously, he was assistant vice president, director of fire protection at FM
Approvals. Ferron joined the company in 1992 as a product certification engineer and
has held a variety of engineering roles within the company. He holds bachelor’s and
master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute,
Worcester, MA, USA and is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE). Prior to joining FM Approvals,
Ferron spent eight years working on nuclear power systems for Babcock & Wilcox and UNC Naval
Products.
Richard Dunne has been named manager, fire protection. He is responsible for
managing the product testing and certification of equipment for use in fire protection
systems. He had previously served as a group manager within FM Approvals’ fire
protection section, since joining the company in 2005. Before that, he worked for
American Biophysics Corp. as vice president of engineering, preceded by a role as
director of sales and marketing for Invensys’ Thermal Sensor Division. He holds a
bachelor’s degree in metallurgical and materials engineering from Lehigh University,
Bethlehem, PA, USA and has a master’s of business administration from Babson
College, Wellesley, MA, USA. He is an active member of the National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA).
Cynthia Frank has been named assistant vice president, manager, building materials,
where she is responsible for managing the product testing and certification of building
materials and roofing products. She was previously assistant vice president and group
manager, building materials. Frank started her career in 1988 working for FM Global
as a property loss prevention consultant and held a variety of supervisory and
managerial engineering roles within the company before joining FM Approvals. She
holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the New Jersey Institute of
Technology, NJ, USA and is a member of the Construction Specifications Institute
(CSI).
James Marquedant has been named manager, electrical systems where he is
responsible for managing the testing and certification of equipment for use in
hazardous locations as well as fire alarm and detection systems. Since joining FM
Approvals in 2008, he was most recently a group manager within the company’s
electrical systems section. Before coming to FM Approvals, he worked for various
firms including UTC Fire & Security, Kidde North America Division as director of
product engineering. Prior to that, Marquedant was employed by Bell Laboratories as
technical manager of product realization. Marquedant holds bachelor’s and master’s
degrees in mechanical engineering from Northeastern University, Boston MA, USA. He is a member of
the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and the U.S. National Committee for the International
Trade of Electrical Equipment used in Explosive Atmospheres (USNC/IECEx).
About FM Approvals
FM Approvals offers worldwide certification and testing services of industrial and commercial loss
prevention products. Recognized and respected across the globe, FM Approvals certification assures
customers that a product or service has been objectively tested and conforms to the highest national and
international standards. For additional information, visit www.fmapprovals.com.
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