Osmonics Names Edward Fierko President, COO

Edward J. Fierko has been appointed president and chief operating officer of GE Osmonics Inc., effective immediately. Fierko assumes responsibility for all of the company's operations.

During the past year, Fierko has been involved with the restructuring and reorientation of the company's strategic focus, business development, marketing and sales areas, said D. Dean Spatz, chief executive officer.

Fierko joined Osmonics in October 1998 as vice president and general manager of the company's Fluid Controls & Valves and Standard Equipment & Pumps global business units. Prior to joining Osmonics, he served five years as president and chief executive officer of EcoWater International Inc. In this role, Fierko oversaw 15 individual manufacturing companies which designed, developed, produced, and marketed water and wastewater treatment products to worldwide residential, commercial, industrial, and utility customers.

Edward Fierko is a former president of the Water Quality Association, Lisle, IL. He received his bachelor's degree in accounting from LaSalle University in Philadelphia, PA, and has completed management programs at several recognized MBA schools.

Osmonics is a manufacturer and worldwide marketer of high-technology water purification and fluid filtration, fluid separation, and fluid handling equipment, as well as replaceable components used in purification, filtration, and separation equipment.

Edited by Tracy Fabre