In Memoriam: Bryan A. Fisher

Bryan A. Fisher, CEO of Excel Manufacturing, St. Charles, Minn., was fatally shot in his home in Inver Grove Heights, Minn., the morning of Thursday April 29, 2010. 

“All who knew Bryan knew he possessed an all-consuming passion for power and precision, which manifested itself through his love of airplanes, cigarette boats, Ducati motorcycles and scary-fast sports cars,” a statement from Excel Manufacturing reads. “That same passion guided his equipment designs and broke the industry mold, showing owners they could expect more of their baling equipment.”

Fisher focused on recruiting talented personnel to the company’s management team, letting them manage Excel’s day-to-day operations. This enabled him to spend the last five years semi-retired, flying his amphibious float plane and most recently earning his helicopter pilot’s license. 

Strategy and daily operations of Excel Manufacturing will remain the responsibility of Todd Wondrow, who has led the company as president since 2005. Majority ownership of Excel remains in the Fisher family with his father, who has been an investor in the company for years.