In a January 10th release, Certified Group and Food Safety Net Services announced the appointment of John R. Nelson, as COO for Certified Group Management for food safety, nutriceuticals, cosmetics and related analytical services.

Nelson earned a B.S. in biology and an MBA from Texas Tech University and completed the Advanced Management Program at INSEAD.  He has twenty years experience in quality control and was most recently Executive Vice-president for Transportation and Industrials at Element Materials Technology.

Certified Group is leading North America provider of testing and regulatory consulting services.  The Certified Group comprises Certified Laboratories, EAS Consulting, FSNS, and MicroQuality Laboratories.  Additional information is available on <www.fsns.com>.