STIHL Inc. President to Retire
STIHL announced that Fred Whyte, president of the company for 23 years, will retire at the end of 2015. Under Whyte’s tenure, the company experienced record growth and achieved the status as the number one selling brand of gasoline-powered handheld outdoor power equipment in America.
Bjoern Fischer, presently STIHL Inc. vice president of finance, will assume the duties of president January 1, 2016. Fischer has been with the company since 2012, and currently oversees the financial operations of the company as well as the human resources and information services departments.
Fischer joined STIHL Inc. after a successful twenty year career at Siemens, culminating as the executive vice president and chief financial officer for the Global Business Unit Water Technologies. His experience includes finance, controlling, information systems, logistics and project management put to practice in several different businesses and countries.
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