Release Date: February 2011
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Anita Gambill
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – STIHL Inc., the number one selling brand of gasoline-powered handheld outdoor power equipment in America*, recently appointed Casey Kralovetz as their new product management support specialist. In this position, Kralovetz will be responsible for supporting the Sales department and Product Management team in all aspects of sales administration, technical and marketing support.
Very familiar to STIHL, Kralovetz has been using, rebuilding and repairing STIHL products throughout his five years in the arboriculture industry. He became an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certified arborist in 2008. Before joining the team at STIHL, Kralovetz was an owner and arborist at Deep Roots LLC, where he gained both technical and business-oriented knowledge of the arboriculture industry.
Kralovetz won the Tree Care Industry Association Student Skills Competition in 2005. His win showed his professional excellence and this event first caught the attention of STIHL Inc.
Kralovetz earned his Associates Degree in horticulture and arboriculture at Milwaukee Area Tech College and complemented this degree with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from Lakeland College in Sheboygan, Wis.
About STIHL Inc.
STIHL Inc. manufactures the number one selling brand of gasoline-powered handheld outdoor power equipment in America for homeowners and professional landscapers*, as well as the number one selling brand of chain saws in the world. STIHL products are sold through servicing power equipment retailers from coast to coast – not mass merchants. STIHL products sold through U.S. STIHL dealers are for distribution in the United States only. For more information or for the name of a local STIHL retailer, call toll free 1-800-GO STIHL (1-800-467-8445) or visit the dealer locator on the STIHL website at www.stihlusa.com .
*"Number one selling brand" is based on syndicated Irwin Broh Research (commercial landscapers) as well as independent consumer research of 2010 U.S. sales and market share data for the gasoline-powered handheld outdoor power equipment category combined sales to consumers and commercial landscapers.
STIHL is pleased to support the work of the Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund (TREE Fund), International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), the Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA), National FFA, Professional Landcare Network (PLANET), the American Tree Farm System (ATFS), and the National Association of State Park Directors.
