Walter J. Haas is an American businessman and former president of the

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(1990–1992) and co-chairman of the

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Biography

Haas was born the son of Evelyn (née Danzig) and

Walter A. Haas Jr. Walter A. Haas Jr. (January 24, 1916 – September 20, 1995) was President and CEO (1958–1976) and Chairman (1970–1981) of Levi Strauss & Co, succeeding his father Walter A. Haas (1889–1979). He led the company in its growth from a region ...

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February 4, 2010 He has two siblings: Robert D. Haas; and Betsy Haas Eisenhardt (married to Roy Eisenhardt).

Personal life

Haas married Julie Salles, a

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, in a Unitarian ceremony in

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. They have three children: Simone Haas Zumsteg, Charlotte Haas Prime, and Walter A. Haas III.

References

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