RapidFire Safety & Security names Mark Grudzien VP of business development

By SSN Staff
Updated 2:17 PM CDT, Mon June 23, 2025
ST. LOUIS—RapidFire Safety & Security has announced the appointment of Mark Grudzien as vice president of business development.
In his role, Grudzien will lead and scale the company’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) program, underscoring RapidFire's commitment to aggressive expansion in the fire, life safety, and security industry.
Grudzien brings over a decade of M&A advisory and strategic growth planning experience within the fire, life safety, and security sectors. He has supported over 25 acquisitions, totaling more than $250 million in deployed capital, and was recognized as a "40 Under 40" winner by Security Systems News in 2019.
"Mark's exceptional knowledge and proven expertise in M&A are precisely what we need to accelerate our acquisition growth," said Mike McLeod, CEO & founder of RapidFire Safety & Security.
Adam Lucas of Concentric Equity Partners added, “Mark’s deep expertise will make him a valuable contributor as we continue to utilize M&A as a strategy to build our company.”
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