27.08.2022

Fil Filipov 1946 - 2022

We have received the sad news of the sudden death of Fil Filipov owner of crane and excavator company Atlas and past president of Terex Cranes and a highly influential player in the crane and aerial lift markets during the 1990s and into the new millennium.
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Fil Filipov

We understand that he passed away after battling with a very aggressive form of cancer over the past two months, he was only 75. He is survived by his wife of 35 year Véronique, son Steve and daughter Nadia.

A statement said announcing his passing said: “In this period of inflation, the end of the holidays and travel difficulties, it is Fil’s wish to have a private burial with very limited attendees. A 20 minute ceremony at Fort Lauderdale will be streamed on www.Atlasgmbh.com and saved for replay. Additional tributes to his life will be held in Chicago, Ganderkesee, Germany and Strelcha, Bulgaria.”

Filipov was born in Bulgaria in 1946 and escaped from behind the Iron Curtain in 1964 to a political refugee camp in Greece arriving in the USA in 1965. He began his career in 1966 as an hourly shop floor employee, working for International Harvester Company in Chicago but moved into increasingly senior positions with Case and Tenneco before joining Terex where he helped drive the rapid expansion programme through acquisitions. He personally led crane and access takeovers including P&H, PPM, Simon, Holland lift Genie and Demag. He retired from Terex at the start of 2004, and became an entrepreneur buying Atlas in 2010

See: Filiopv confirmed as Atlas buyer and Filiov back at Atlas.
We have only just received this sad news but will most certainly update it in the next few days as we learn more.
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Fil Filipov