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Virginia 500 October 2025 Spotlight: CHRIS KEFFER
PRESIDENT AND CEO, STIHL INC., VIRGINIA BEACH
Virginia 500 October 2025 Spotlight: CHRIS KEFFER
PRESIDENT AND CEO, STIHL INC., VIRGINIA BEACH
FIRST JOB: Washing dishes at the local restaurant
INTERESTING PLACES I’VE TRAVELED: The Exumas and Abacos, super cool island chains that are part of the Bahamas
MOST VALUED POSSESSION: Babe Ruth autographed baseball given to me by my grandmother
ADVICE FOR NEW COLLEGE GRADS: Show up early to work, take on hard projects and demonstrate where you can add value. Don’t complain unless you have a solution.
WHAT PEOPLE WOULD BE SURPRISED TO LEARN ABOUT ME: I am a fairly solid cook.
WHAT I DO FOR FUN: We are a boating family and love getting out on the water. Racquet sports are also a hobby.
DID YOU KNOW? Prior to leading U.S. operations for German chainsaw and power tools manufacturer Stihl, Keffer spent 27 years at Stanley Black & Decker, where he was the company’s president of product management for the power tools group.
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