Chris Richardson has been appointed vice president...

Chris Richardson has been appointed vice president of UPS Strategic Business Segment for Groupe Schneider, a French electrical distribution and control products, systems and services company.

Besides managing manufacturing of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems for the company in plants worldwide, he will continue to serve as president and general manager of EPE Technologies Inc. in Costa Mesa, a subsidiary of Square D, which is owned by Paris-based Groupe Schneider.