KiddeFenwal, provider of industrial and commercial fire suppression systems and safety controls, has appointed Rekha Agrawal to serve as the firm’s CEO. KiddeFenwal said the move further positions the company to achieve significant scale and expand its market share both domestically and overseas.

According to the announcement, Agrawal brings to KiddeFenwal a wealth of experience in the fire suppression business and the industrial space at large. She has held leadership roles at Tyco and Johnson Controls, where she led both product and service businesses generating more than $1 billion in revenue, overseeing teams focused on engineering, supply chain, sales and product management, as well as M&A initiatives. She joins the company from Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and holds a Ph.D. in statistics from the University of Waterloo and Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in engineering from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

KiddeFenwal said Agrawal succeeds Rachid Quenniche who successfully guided the company through numerous evolutions, including its July 2024 acquisition by Pacific Avenue Capital Partners, a middle market-focused private equity firm specializing in carve-outs and complex situations.

“KiddeFenwal has enjoyed incredible momentum as it accelerates its growth trajectory and further enhances its value proposition to industrial, commercial and marine customers and OEM end users,” said James Oh, partner, Pacific Avenue. “We are enormously grateful to Rachid for his steadfast leadership as we embark on this exciting new chapter and look forward to Rekha championing this next defining era of growth.”

“I am thrilled to be partnering with Pacific Avenue in returning to the Fire industry, and grateful for the opportunity to lead the team responsible for the KiddeFenwal brand, one I have long respected,” said Agrawal.