Company of the Year Award 2014!

Front row: Aaron Reinick, left, presents a plaque to Christian Koestler, vice president of operations. At right is John Olson, manager, business applications at STIHL Inc. and vice president of membership for the local APICS chapter. 2nd row: Joji Dano, Lisa Tanner, Laurin Simpson, Giang-Tien Moore, Sarah Ingram. 3rd row: John Chavers, Gabrielle Jones, Michaela Madera, Amanda Waller, Kathrin Stahlschmidt, Ludmilla Grace, Scott Zeller. 4th row: Les Waldrup, Juan Mayo, Brett Bowen, Kent Marlowe

In January, STIHL Inc. was named the Company of the Year by the Hampton Roads chapter of APICS. Regarding the selection of STIHL Inc. as its company of the year, Aaron Reinick, vice president of education for APICS Hampton Roads, said, "For over 15 years, STIHL has supported the training and development of their supply chain and operations employees with courses facilitated by APICS. Dozens of STIHL employees have participated in the training hosted at STIHL, and many have earned their APICS CPIM and APICS CSCP certifications. In addition, STIHL and STIHL employees have hosted APICS professional development meetings and have provided plant tours to our members. For these reasons, we select STIHL Inc. as the 2014 company of the year."

View a PDF of this article in the company newsletter, Shavings (see page 5).

Congratulations Ferguson CSCP Graduates!

Back Row: Michael McMullen, Sandra Hobe, Aaron Reinick; Front Row: Maria Linville, Charleen Widener, Janelle Maciejewski, Jackie Nawrocky

Volunteer of the Year

David Manns

Company of the Year Award 2013

Congratulations to Bauer Compressors!



Over the last few years Bauer Compressors has hosted educational Professional Development Meetings and are actively educating their associates with APICS educational materials and certifications.

Pictured below, accepting the award, from left to right are Aaron Reinick, Angeli Veland, Mr. Joe Stark (VP of Operations), Mr. Heinz Bauer (Owner) and Mr. Tony Bayat (President).

Congratulations and thanks for being a part of the Hampton Roads APICS community!

Patrick Emerson

David Moss