David Fraser has joined FPI Fireplace Products International (Regency Fireplace Products) as president, replacing Glen Spinelli, who retired after a 26-year tenure. Spinelli was responsible for reshaping FPI’s go-to-market sales, distribution, and marketing strategies, ultimately leading the company to triple in size. Spinelli will remain an active member of FPI’s board of directors.

Fraser joins FPI with over 17 years of executive leadership experience in the residential, commercial, construction, and building materials industries across Canada and the United States. He has held executive and non-executive roles with manufacturing companies such as Rockwell Automation, Schneider Electric, United States Gypsum Corp., and ASSA ABLOY. In addition to holding a degree in economics and business from Western University in Ontario, he has also participated in an international executive development program with INSEAD, Harvard, and the London School of Economics.

“I am looking forward to becoming an active member of Regency’s executive leadership team,” Fraser says. “It is an exciting time to be joining the Regency team as we emerge from the pandemic on a path toward accelerated growth. Regency is a leader with a strong senior management team that brings incredible depth in the fireplace industry. I am looking forward to continuing to strengthen the legacy built by Glen and others over the past 40 years.”