MFRI, Inc. announced changes in its executive leadership team, including the appointment of David J. Mansfield as president and chief executive officer effective November 8, 2016. Bradley Mautner, who previously served as president and chief executive officer, will continue as a member of the company's board of directors and also as a vice president of MFRI during the onboarding and transition to Mr. Mansfield. Mr. Mansfield brings over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas and related industries.

He has extensive experience working globally including in North and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. His breadth of experience covers a broad functional spectrum, including the strategic, financial, commercial, business development and operational disciplines. Mr. Mansfield joins MFRI from Compressor Engineering Corp.

& CECO Pipeline Services Co., which provides products and services to the gas transmission, midstream, gas processing, and petrochemical industries. As CECO's chief financial officer, he had overall responsibility for the group's financial and administrative affairs, including the development and execution of turnaround plans and the successful negotiation of a corporate refinancing.