Willi Vaskovich retires as president and CEO of Stahl International
Willi Vaskovich has retired as president and chief executive officer of Stahl International after spending almost 40 years with the company.
However, his association with the group is to continue as he remains as a director of the Management Board of Stahl Holdings bv, the financial holdings company for the Stahl Group.
Vaskovich joined Stahl in 1965 when it was owned by US-based, Beatrice Chemicals. He stayed with the company through progressive ownership by ICI, Zeneca and Avecia and played a leading role in the management buy-out that led to the formation of an independent Stahl Group in January 2002.
He was appointed as operations manager of Stahl Holland in 1969 and was promoted to general manager in 1977 and then director, Stahl Operations Europe in 1983. Three years later he was appointed as general manager, Stahl Europe. He became general manager for the whole of Stahl business world wide in 1991, which lead to his appointment as president and chief executive officer.
