What is François Michelin?
'''François Michelin''' (15 June 1926 &ndash; 29 April 2015) was a [[French people|French]] [[heir]] and [[business]] [[executive]]. He served as the [[CEO]] of [[Michelin]] from 1955 to 1999. Michelin was born in [[Clermont-Ferrand]], [[Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes|Auvergne]]. His grandfather, [[Édouard Michelin (born 1859)|Édouard Michelin]] (1859&ndash;1940), was the founder of Michelin. He became an [[orphan]] at the age of ten. He was a [[Roman Catholic]]. He had five children, including [[Édouard Michelin (born 1963)|Édouard]] (1963&ndash;2006). Michelin died on 29 April 2015 in Clermont-Ferrand, aged 88.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0b6f6370-eea5-11e4-88e3-00144feab7de.html#axzz3YxKP7qD4|title=François Michelin, industrialist, 1926-2015|newspaper=[[Financial Times]]|date=29 April 2015|accessdate=2 May 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Michelin, Francois}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:French chief executives]] [[Category:French businesspeople]] [[Category:French Roman Catholics]] [[Category:People from Clermont-Ferrand]]