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PRESS RELEASE: Fiber Optic Center Announces Promotion of Nikki Seador in Marketing Department

Published: August 17, 2023
, Last updated: September 12, 2025

The company announced the promotion of Nikki Seador to Marketing Product Coordinator to enhance support and continued growth of their product portfolio and supplier relationships.

New Bedford, MA, USA – August 17, 2023 – Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), an international leading distributor specializing in helping their customers make the best cable assemblies in the world, announced the promotion of Nikki Seador to Marketing Product Coordinator to support the company’s continued growth through automation and innovation.  

"As both a customer-centric organization and committed supplier partner, we are investing in our team to provide the highest quality experiences for our customers and the greatest sustainable growth for our trusted partners and suppliers," said Ben Waite, President and CEO, Fiber Optic Center.

Nikki began with Fiber Optic Center as Marketing Assistant bringing a wealth of experience in marketing and project management. She has been a critical team member at FOC during a product audit, content work, and an extensive website launch.

The FOC vision includes connecting customers to the best products, services and technologies. Nikki’s promotion includes Product Portfolio management, Collateral management and PIM process coordination.  Additionally, Nikki will assist Director of Strategic Marketing, Kathleen Skelton, with the FOC Supplier Co-Op Marketing Programs.

Nikki is on the FOC Marketing Team of Kathleen Skelton, Director Strategic Marketing, Joni Montemagno, Marketing Promotions Director, Brett Kane, Marketing Specialist, Richard Mack, Market Analyst, and Kelly Michael Skelton, Salesforce Director, that plays a vital role in promoting the mission of Fiber Optic Center.

The personnel announcements were made by Kathleen Skelton, Director Strategic Marketing, who noted, "Fiber Optic Center, as an industry connection to the most innovative optical products, technologies and technical experts, has a unique responsibility. Our marketing department takes that responsibility very seriously. The investment in this team of marketing experts will have a far-reaching impact for our customers, suppliers and industry and we are excited to share our unique talents to do so."

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About Fiber Optic Center, Inc.
Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), is an international leader in distributing fiber optic components, equipment, materials, and supplies known for helping customers make the best cable assemblies in the world for over three decades. Material property consultation is provided by technical experts for lapping film, epoxy, adhesives, optical coatings, and optical plastics during application specific material selection. Technical process expertise is offered in several key technology areas. Specialized expertise includes cable assembly line mastery, fiber broadband field installation best practices, and technical advancements in telecom, datacom, data centers, and hyperscale. Optical cable specification development includes design and quality testing. FOC's impact reaches the network physical capabilities through fiber manufacturing process expertise from preform fabrication and shaping, fiber drawing, and coating requirements for double clad fibers used for high power fiber laser applications to solution doping, vapor phase doping, rare earth chelates and halide recipe consultation. Fiber Optic Center is the preferred choice for the world’s fiber professionals as the industry connection to the most innovative optical products, technologies and technical experts who integrate their manufacturing knowledge and vast experience into customers' worldwide operations. @FiberOpticCntr

For further information contact:
Fiber Optic Center, Inc., 23 Centre Street, New Bedford, MA 02740-6322
Toll Free in US: 800-IS-FIBER or 800-473-4237 . Direct 508-992-6464. Email: sales@focenter.com or fiberopticcenter@focenter.com

For media contact:
Kathleen Skelton, Director of Strategic Marketing, C: 617-803-3014 . E: kskelton@focenter.com