Fireaway beefs up staff with 2 fire industry professionals

Fireaway Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of two experienced fire industry professionals to its sales and marketing team, Don Murray and John Weaver.

Don Murray has been appointed director of marine and offshore sales, and will oversee global sales of Stat-X® fire suppression systems for ships, offshore oil platforms and naval vessels.   A 30-year veteran in the fire protection industry, Murray previously held positions as technical director at Hiller Companies and director of marine & government at Ansul Incorporated.

“Don is a solid fire suppression professional, with unparalleled knowledge of the marine and offshore fire protection industry,” said Marc Gross, president and COO of Fireaway Inc.  “His experience with key regulatory and oversight agencies and with global offshore industry leaders makes him an exciting addition to our team.  Don shares our belief that Stat-X’s unique and hi-tech aerosol technology is the future for fire-protection in the rugged and challenging offshore environment“.

John Weaver has been appointed marketing director for Stat-X fire suppression systems, both fixed systems and Stat-X First Responders®.  Weaver is responsible for branding, marketing, advertising, website development and communication for the Stat-X product line and for coordinating the growing, global network of Stat-X distributors. Weaver has over 15 years’ experience in the fire-suppression field, serving in senior product development and marketing roles at Ansul Incorporated and most recently, Honeywell Fire Systems.

“John brings us great fire-protection experience, especially on the detection and alarm side, and a successful track record building and supporting large distributor chains”, commented Marc Gross.  “His approach reflects our customer-first focus and we’re excited to have his support in developing integrated approaches to traditional, web-based and other digital marketing.”