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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.
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