Stihl names new president and CEO

Terrence “Terry” Horan (Photo: Stihl)

Stihl appointed Terrence “Terry” Horan as president and CEO. Horan will be responsible for the management of the Stihl Group’s largest market and subsidiary.

“We are pleased to welcome Mr. Horan, an internationally successful leader with 35 years of experience in power tools, DIY and consumer goods industry to the Stihl family,” Nikolas Stihl, Ph.D., chairman of the advisory board and supervisory board at the StihlGroup, said.

Horan, a native of the Chicago area, received a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Notre Dame and a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Northern Illinois University.

“Terry Horan has demonstrated proven leadership of major companies and global brands, creating winning cultures focused on innovation and leveraging a deep understanding of the end-customer,” Stihl said. “This makes him the right choice to lead the company and its employees.”

Before Stihl, Horan was the RPM Consumer Group president at RPM International. He was also the president and CEO of DAP Products, president of Master Lock Company, president and CEO of Robert Bosch Tool Corporation North America and president of Dremel Power Tools.

“I am excited both personally and professionally to join the team at Stihl,” Horan said. “I look forward to meeting and working with the men and women here in Virginia Beach, our branch and distributor teams, and our vast network of more than 10,000 local Stihl Dealers across the country.”