Leadership

FM Approvals has come a long way since our first laboratories were established in 1886. But our commitment to research-based testing standards and rigorous protocols remains the same—all in support of our guiding belief that robust property loss prevention products should function every time they are called upon to do so and perform as intended.

Our leadership has a strong vision for our future. The staff works every day to ensure that FM Approvals is the testing certification agency of choice, offering global services with unsurpassed technical integrity and world-class state-of-the-art testing laboratories.

  • Richard Ferron

    Chief Executive Officer, FM Approvals

  • Abby So

    Chief Operating Officer, FM Approvals

  • Phillip Smith

    Vice President, Manager, Building Materials

  • James Marquedant

    Vice President, Manager, Electrical Systems

  • David Fuller

    Vice President, Manager, Fire Protection

  • Witali Engelhardt

    Operations Vice President, Manager, New Business Development, EMEA

  • Robert Azimi

    Operations Vice President, Manager, New Business Development, Americas

  • Robert Lovell

    Vice President, Manager, Quality Assurance and Auditing

  • Adam Houser

    Operations Vice President, Manager, Business Operations