U.S. National Committee of the International Electrotechnical Commission has appointed UL’s John M. Thompson as USNC President-Elect 2016. Mr. Thompson will be serving a one-year term, and then will become USNC President as of January 1, 2017, succeeding current President Philip M. Piqueira, also of UL. Mr. Thompson has held multiple leadership positions of increasing responsibility within global standards development and certification over the course of his 27-year career.