Fisher, a second-generation business owner, is president and CEO of the James Monroe Wire and Cable Corporation (JMWC), Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA, a position he has held since 2005. He has 37 years’ experience in the wire and cable manufacturing industry.

The Wire Association International (WAI), Inc. announces the appointment of David M. Fisher as the 73rd president of the association for a one-year term that commenced on January 1, 2026. Fisher will chair the Board of Directors of the 96-year-old association, which is headquartered in Madison, Connecticut, USA.

Fisher, a second-generation business owner, is president and CEO of the James Monroe Wire and Cable Corporation (JMWC), Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA, a position he has held since 2005. He has 37 years' experience in the wire and cable manufacturing industry.

During his early years he worked with his father in the JMWC plant learning the business from the ground up. After studies at The University of Massachusetts Lowell he officially joined the family business in a full-time capacity in 1989, moving from the plant to the office where he gained experience in various roles including sales, purchasing, process engineering, and administrative functions.

An active WAI member since 2008, Fisher joined the Board of Directors in 2018 and the Executive Committee in 2023. He served as the co-chair of WAI's 2025 Conference Programming Committee; Executive Committee liaison to its Oversight Committee; and a was a former chair of the association's Finance Committee. He is currently serving his 3rd term on the New England Chapter Board of Directors, for which he was president in 2016. He has been a frequent and generous sponsor of numerous WAI events and chapter functions.

Commenting on this new appointment, Fisher said, "I am excited to be leading the WAI as its next president and look forward to the future. I appreciate this opportunity to work with the Executive Committee and the full slate of board members in 2026. The energy and new horizons we forge together will bring the association to the next level as its members deserve."

The Wire Association International, Inc. is governed by a network of volunteers from around the globe. Joining Fisher for the 2026 term are members of the association's 2026 Executive Committee: First Vice President Raúl García Martínez, Viakable; Second Vice President Keith Albers, Fort Wayne Metals Research; Immediate Past President Eric P. Bieberich, Fort Wayne Wire Die; and Executive Committee Member Drew Richards, RichardsApex Inc.

The James Monroe Corporation, established in 1977 by Martin Fisher, is a privately held company involved in the manufacture of insulated wire products for most major commercial, industrial, energy, specialty communications, and military markets that are reached primarily through OEM and distribution. The products manufactured at the 100,000Ft² plant in Lancaster, Massachusetts, include a wide variety of common and custom wire and cable products that meet and exceed industry standards such as UL, CSA, IEEE, NEC, NEMA, ICEA and others.

WAI, founded in 1930, is a not-for-profit association with 1600 individual members in 45 countries and Wire Journal International subscribers in 76 countries. The association serves the educational needs of the wire and cable manufacturing industry through a variety of products and services. WAI manages the Interwire Conference & Trade Exhibition and Wire Expo; it publishes the Wire Journal International and the Wire Journal International Reference Guide.