A family business through and through

STIHL should remain a company of my father’s descendants.
Hans Peter Stihl, personally liable shareholder
Hans Peter Stihl, Personally liable shareholder

STIHL has been a family-owned company since its founding. The company shares of STIHL Holding AG & Co. KG are divided between the four shareholders Hans Peter Stihl, Gerhild Schetter (née Stihl), Dr. Rüdiger Stihl and Eva Mayr-Stihl. Since 2002, the company has been run by a non-family Board of Management. Michael Traub is the Chairman of the current five-member Board of Management of STIHL AG. With Dr. Nikolas STIHL as Chairman, as well as a number of other family members as committee members, the STIHL family is represented on the Advisory Board of STIHL Holding AG & Co. KG and on the Supervisory Board of STIHL AG. In these roles, they make strategic decisions for the company.

STIHL shareholders 

STIHL shareholders

First row from the left: Dr. Rüdiger Stihl, Eva Mayr-Stihl*, Hans Peter Stihl, Gerhild Schetter (née Stihl).
Second row from left: Kathrin Stihl, Markus Schetter, Susanne Müller-Schöll, Dr. Nikolas Stihl, Christina Stihl-Carbone, Selina Stihl, Karen Tebar.

The shareholders of the 4th generation are not pictured here 

*Died 9 April 2022

STIHL Advisory Board

Person

Position

Hans Peter Stihl Honorary Chairman of the Advisory Board
Dr. Nikolas Stihl Chairman of the Advisory Board
Karen Tebar Vice Chairperson of the Advisory Board
Selina Stihl Vice Chairperson of the Advisory Board
Dr. Rolf Breidenbach Member of the Advisory Board
Ralf W. Dieter Member of the Advisory Board
Dr. Markus Miele Member of the Advisory Board
Prof. Dr. Martin Richenhagen Member of the Advisory Board
Michael von Winning Member of the Advisory Board

STIHL Supervisory Board

Person

Position

Hans Peter StihlHonorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Shareholder representative(s)

Person

Position

Dr. Nikolas StihlChairman of the Supervisory Board
Dr. Rolf BreidenbachFurther Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Dr. Markus MieleMember of the Supervisory Board
Prof. Dr. Martin RichenhagenMember of the Supervisory Board
Selina StihlMember of the Supervisory Board
Karen TebarMember of the Supervisory Board

Employee representatives

Person

Position

Mr. Günter MeyerVice Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Marion FreytagMember of the Supervisory Board
Matthias FuchsMember of the Supervisory Board
Florian HocheMember of the Supervisory Board
Horst OtterbachMember of the Supervisory Board
Susanne ThomasMember of the Supervisory Board

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