General Manager – FM Approvals
Paris Stavrianidis is general manager of FM Approvals, a member of the FM Global group. Named to the position in December 2001, Stavrianidis had most recently been the assistant vice president and manager of the FM Approvals electrical department since early2001, during which time he oversaw certification of equipment used in hazardous locations, detection and signaling, and reliability evaluations of PLCs. Stavrianidis served as director of risk and reliability research for the FM Global for the 5 years prior to that. He began his career with FM Global as a fire research scientist in 1987.
During his tenure with FM Global, Stavrianidis has led as well as participated in several committees for the Instrument Society of America, the National Fire Protection Association, the International Electrotechical Commission (IEC), and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He chaired ASME’s Safety Engineering and Risk Analysis Division from 1999 to 2000, and served on the editorial board of the Reliability Engineering and System Safety Journal from 1995 to 1997. He has served on the Board of Directors of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and is currently on the Board of directors of the International Fire Sprinkler Association (IFSA), and a member of the United States National Council of IEC. He has authored over 30 research reports and has published 25 technical papers in national and international journals.
Stavrianidis completed both undergraduate and graduate work at Northeastern University in Boston, Mass., USA, earning a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering. |
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