Stihl Inc. promotes Williams to product information manager

Stihl Inc. announced Feb. 21 that Kris Williams has been promoted to product information manager. In his new role, Williams will be responsible for intellectual property, trademarks, counterfeits, brand integrity and risk management.

Williams has been at Stihl since 2003, working first in customer service, then as a strategic accounts manager. He most recently served as a product information specialist. Prior to joining Stihl, he worked for many years at Land & Coates, a Stihl dealership in Virginia Beach.

Williams received a Bachelor of Science degree in managerial business from Virginia Wesleyan College.