Pacific Stihl Names New Director

Share On Social

Pacific Stihl Names New Director

Murray Bishop, an 18-year employee of Stihl Inc. has been promoted to Director of Branch Operations at Pacific Stihl, based in Visalia, Calif., responsible for directing and managing the sales, distribution and service of all products, parts and accessories at the company-owned branch. He will also lead the development of advertising and marketing plans for the territory, which includes California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii and Guam. The promotion went into effect July 2017.

Bishop most recently served as senior manager of export and logistics at Stihl Inc. in Virginia Beach, Va.

Bishop has been instrumental in the development and implementation of strategies to improve distribution and infrastructure. He helped plan for several facility changes, including moves to new buildings for both Pacific Stihl and Northeast Stihl, the merger of Mississippi Valley Stihl and Midwest Stihl and the recent expansion of Mid-Atlantic Stihl. He also served as Director of Information Services, overseeing systems and project management throughout the Stihl network in the U.S.

Bishop succeeds Larry Blamer, who is the new Managing Director for Stihl Australia.

Latest News

Rotary Adds To Sales Force

Rotary Corp. has expanded its sales division with the appointment of four new territory managers, according to an announcement by Mark Smith, Chief Sales Officer. Brian Horstmann is Rotary’s…

New Chairman of Stihl Executive Board Announced

Michael Traub will become the new Chairman of the Executive Board of Stihl AG on February 1, 2022. He succeeds Dr. Bertram Kandziora, who is retiring shortly before his 66th birthday when his…

Briggs & Stratton Acquires SimpliPhi Power

Briggs & Stratton has announced it has acquired SimpliPhi Power, a California-based manufacturer of energy storage and management systems which store solar, grid and wind power for future…