Francois Michelin Officially Retires Today

After 44 years working for the Michelin-Group, Francois Michelin (75) has today officially retired and has handed the helm to his son Edouard (39), who has already been working for the group for 17 years. Edouard Michelin integrated the Uniroyal-Goodrich tyre company, which was acquired by the Michelin group in the early nineties and in this job he obviously developed a feeling for marketing. While Francois Michelin did not like to talk to journalists very much, he raised his voice in political questions regarding the economy when he felt it necessary.