HOUSTON, May 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- (NYSE: FTI)  - The FMC Technologies Board of Directors has appointed Douglas J. Pferdehirt, 52, President and Chief Executive Officer of FMC Technologies, effective September 1, 2016. Pferdehirt will succeed John T. Gremp, 64, who will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors while the company completes its transition to the new CEO.