Franklin Pierce Names New MBA Director

Edward F. French of Raymond, N.H., has been named director of the MBA (Master's in Business Administration) program
at Franklin Pierce University.

French brings more than 26 years experience in commercial banking to the position, including 12 years with Citizens Bank in Manchester. Most recently, he was a team leader in commercial banking there.

He also has worked with Shawmut Bank and New Dartmouth Bank/Numerica Financial Group in Manchester and with Fidelity Investments and the Shawmut Corporation in Boston, Mass.

As director of the MBA program, French will be responsible for developing strategy to enhance and expand the program. He holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Stonehill College, an MBA from Babson College and is a student in the Doctor of Arts in Leadership program at Franklin Pierce.

Franklin Pierce's MBA program is designed to allow students to immediately apply their coursework to situations encountered daily in their organizations. Students may choose from three areas of concentration: MBA in Leadership, MBS in Human Resources Management or MBA in Health Practice Management. Courses are offered in the evenings and on weekends at centers in Concord, Keene, Portsmouth and Lebanon. Designed for working adults, the courses are offered on site, online or in a hybrid format of half on site and half online.