François Michelin has died at the age of 88 years. He had led the company of the same name for 47 years. He was the grand-son of the founder of the brand. Under his leadership, Michelin became the world’s largest tire. It was a discreet boss who does not often took public speaking.
François Michelin had taken the reins of the family business in 1955. He did leave in 2002. 47-year reign during which the group going from tenth to first worldwide. His success, he owes it to the invention of the Radial tire, a technological revolution. With unions, relations were often strained but today the homage of employees is unanimous. “François Michelin it was a lot” , says one of them. Man has always cultivated a certain paternalism and owned several services of the city of Clermont-Ferrand.
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