To meet increased demand from customers, the quantity of Kawasaki engines special-built for lawn, garden and industrial applications will get a needed boost next summer when a new production facility opens in Boonville, Mo.

Ingrid Jägering becomes the new Chief Financial Officer and Information Technology Officer at STIHL AG. She is the successor to Karl Angler, who at 66 will leave the company at the end of 2022 when his contract expires.

Sarah Gewert is set to become the new Executive Board member for Marketing and Sales at the STIHL Group. Gewert will take over from Norbert Pick, who will retire when his Executive Board contract expires on Dec. 31, 2022.