François Michelin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

François Michelin

Date of Birth: 15-Jun-1926

Place of Birth: Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 29-Apr-2015

Profession: businessperson

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

François Michelin (15 June 1926 – 29 April 2015) was a French heir and businessman.
He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Michelin from 1955 to 1999.
Under his leadership at the helm of a family business founded by his grandfather, Michelin became the leading global tire manufacturer, dominating the market in Europe and the US.
A practising Roman Catholic, he was idiosyncratically non-hierarchical and conducted business from his hometown of Clermont-Ferrand in the rural Auvergne.