The American Council of Engineering Companies of Wisconsin (ACEC WI) recently awarded former MSA CEO Gil Hantzsch, PE, with the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award. This award recognizes individuals with exemplary contributions to the organization and honors the legacy of those who have made a profound impact on the engineering profession.

Gil Hantzsch (L), with MSA COO Mike Statz (R)

Gil Hantzsch began his career at MSA Professional Services, Inc. (MSA) in 1992 and assumed the role of president and CEO in 2013. Throughout his tenure, Gil has been actively involved in ACEC committees, campaigns, and mentoring efforts, lending his service and skills to organizational goals as well as to various civic and public service pursuits. Specific to ACEC WI, Gil has served as both member and chair of the organization’s board of directors, served two years as class advisor to the Leadership Institute, helped to create the Emerging Professionals Committee, and testified on matters important to the industry. He has served as a member of multiple other ACEC WI and ACEC National committees, boards, and task forces, earning the ACEC WI Chairman’s Award in 2004 and being inducted into the ACEC National College of Fellows in 2019.

“I am incredibly honored to receive this recognition,” comments Hantzsch, current Chief Strategy Officer at MSA. “It is humbling because I have received more from my association with ACEC than I have given it over the years.”

Gil was formally recognized at the Engineering Excellence Awards Banquet at the American Club in Kohler, Wisconsin, on May 2, 2025.