Release Date: February 2011
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Anita Gambill
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VIRGINIA BEACH
, Va.
– STIHL Inc. is pleased to announce that Kris Williams has been promoted to the position of product information manager. In his new role, Williams will be responsible for intellectual property, trademarks, counterfeits, brand integrity and risk management.
Williams has been at STIHL since 2003, working first in customer service, then as a strategic accounts manager. He most recently served as a product information specialist. Prior to STIHL, he worked for many years at Land & Coates, a STIHL dealership in Virginia Beach.
Williams received a bachelor of science degree in managerial business from Virginia Wesleyan College. For more information about STIHL, visit http://www.stihlusa.com/.
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 Independent We Stand, 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.
