[quote]Michelin CEO killed in accident
Edouard Michelin was killed in a boating accident off Ile de Sein in Brittany in western France.
May 27, 2006: 12:15 AM EDT
ATLANTA (CNN) - Michelin CEO Edouard Michelin was killed Friday in a boating accident off Ile de Sein in Brittany in western France, the company’s communications department told CNN.
The company said that an investigation has been launched into the accident and that managing partner Michel Rollier has assumed leadership of the company.
The news of the death was greeted with dismay by French political and business leaders, with President Jacques Chirac leading tributes.[/quote]
http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/26/news/newsmakers/michelin/index.htm
Sad times for Michelin it seems… Pity…he was quite a character the late Mr.Michelin…