Slate of Nominees for 2026-27 NFPA Board of Directors

The NFPA Nominating Committee has recommended the following industry leaders for positions on the NFPA Board of Directors. The election will take place during NFPA’s Annual Business Meeting, which will take place February 18, 2026, at the Ritz Carlton New Orleans in New Orleans, LA. All terms will begin July 1, 2026.

Only the Official Company Representatives (OCRs) of the NFPA Manufacturer, Controls, IoT and Data (CID), and Distributor Member companies are eligible to vote on February 18. If one of these individuals is not in attendance, they may proxy their vote to another company representative who will be in attendance, or complete and send in a written ballot. The written ballot can be found here. To proxy, please send an email to elanke@nfpa.com, identifying the individual who will vote on your company’s behalf.

OFFICERS

Terms expiring June 30, 2027

For Chair

For Vice Chair

For Treasurer

For Secretary

DIRECTORS

Terms expiring June 30, 2029

Matt Christensen, Vice President, Sales and Application Engineering, Poclain Hydraulics

Matt DeBruine, Vice President, Americas & Hydrostatics Sales & Marketing, Danfoss Power Solutions

Steven Meislahn, Managing Director, Sun Hydraulics

DIRECTORS

Terms expiring June 30, 2028

John Anderson, Vice President, Marketing & Product Development, IMI

Berend Bracht, President, Motion Systems Group, Parker Hannifin

James Mundschau, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Husco

Bob Mosey, CEO, Moseys Production Machinists

DIRECTORS

Terms expiring June 30, 2027

Andreas Briegel, General Manager & Vice President, ARGO-HYTOS Inc. a VOITH Company
Kevin Kampe, President, Evolution Motion Solutions

Daniel Lavelle, Executive Vice President, Bosch Rexroth

Adam Livesay, Founder, Elevat

David Price, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, QCC (as a Past Chair of the Board)

Note that in accordance with the NFPA bylaws, nine Director-level Board seats are allocated to Manufacturer, Controls, IoT and Data (CID), Distributor, and Supplier members in numbers proportionate to the contributions of these four constituencies to NFPA’s overall dues revenue. This calculation is performed each fiscal year, based on the rolling averages of the previous three fiscal years. For 2026-27, the calculation has resulted in an allocation of 6 seats to Manufacturer members, 1 seat to a Controls, IoT and Data (CID) member, 1 seat to a Distributor member, and 1 seat to a Supplier member.

This allocation does not pertain to up to four Director-level Board seats (which can be offered to members at the discretion of the Nominating Committee), the Officer positions (which are nominated separately and can contain any number of Manufacturer, Controls, IoT and Data (CID), or Distributor members), or the most recent Past Chair of the Board (who continues to serve as Director-level Board member).