In Portrait: Hans Peter Stihl
The Entrepreneur Is Still Fascinated by Chain Saws
Hans Peter Stihl developed the family company STIHL from the Swabian area in south-western Germany into an important global player. He will receive this year’s Aachen Engineering Award in recognition of his entrepreneurial lifework, power of innovation, and social commitment.
When a tree on the family's property near the Swiss border has to be chopped down, Hans Peter Stihl still does the job himself. The year-old dons his protective gear, grabs a battery-powered chain saw and performs the task with the routine of a lifelong enthusiast. His father Andreas Stihl founded an engineering office in and developed chains saws that were intended to revolutionize forestry work. The office soon became an impressive machine factory. Together with sister Eva Mayr-Stihl and his brother Dr. Rüdiger Stihl, Hans Peter Stihl developed the company into an important global player, with STIHL now being the world's best-selling chainsaw brand since Hans Peter Stihl, born April 18, in Stuttgart, joined the family business in and went on to become its managing director in “The Lord of the Chain Saws”, as German busin
dt. Unternehmer; Präsident des Deutschen Industrie- und Handelstages (DIHT) ; Vorstandsvors. der Fa. Andreas Stihl AG , danach Aufsichtsrats- und Beiratsvorsitz bis ; Sohn des Firmengründers Andreas Stihl; zahlreiche weitere Ämter
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Herkunft
Hans Peter Stihl, ev., wurde am April als Sohn des Ingenieurs Andreas Stihl († ) und dessen Ehefrau Mia († ) in Stuttgart geboren. Er hat zwei Schwestern, Eva (verh. Mayr-Stihl) und Gerhild (verh. Schetter), und einen Bruder namens Rüdiger. Sein Vater hatte mit zwei Mitarbeitern eine Maschinenfabrik gegründet, die sich auf den Bau von Motorsägen konzentrierte und seit Beginn der er Jahre weltweit der größte Hersteller von Motorsägen ist.
Ausbildung
Nach dem Abitur studierte St. Maschinenbau an der TH Stuttgart und schloss die akademische Ausbildung als Diplom-Iingenieur ab.
Wirken
Erste Erfahrungen und Einstieg in den Familienkonzern
Erste Berufserfahrungen sammelte St. als Konstrukteur bei der Firma Bosch sowie als Mitarbeiter einer Unternehmensberatung. trat er als Assistent der Geschäftsleitung in den Familienbetrieb ein, in dem er wenig später die Leitung der Abteilung "Fertigung und Konstruktion" erhielt.
Hans Peter Stihl (born 18 April , in Stuttgart) is a German industrialist who was head of Stihl from to He remained a board member until In , he became Consul-General of Singapore. He is a member of the Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand.
Stihl was nominated by the Free Democratic Party as delegate to the Federal Conventions for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in
Stihl is honorary citizen of several German and Brazilian cities and has received numerous prizes, including the Grand Merit Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, the Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize and the Social Market Economy Prize of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
The Hans Peter Stihl Prize was ins*uted in and named in his honour.
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Hans Peter Stihl German businessman
Hans Peter Stihl is a 92 years old German businessman from Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. He was born on April 18, in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg.
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Is Hans Peter Stihl still alive?Yes, Hans Peter Stihl is still alive Last check: 4 years ago
Awards (6)
Awarded Order of Merit of Rhineland-Palatinate , awarded Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg , awarded Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille , awarded Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize in , awarded Aachener Ingenieurpreis in ,
What is Hans's zodiac sign?Hans Peter Stihl zodiac sign is aries.
When is Stihl's next birthday?
Hans Peter Stihl was born on the , which was a Monday. He will be turning 93 in only 28 days from today (21 March, ).
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