Michel Rollier (born 19 September 1944 in Annecy,

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) is a French industrialist in the

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industry. On 26 May 2006, he succeeded Édouard Michelin (the second), as

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of the Michelin tire company. In May 2012 Rollier retired from Michelin, and was replaced by Jean-Dominique Senard. Although not a descendant of Édouard Michelin (founder of the Michelin company), Michel Rollier is the uncle of Édouard Michelin who drowned during a fishing trip in May 2006. Michel Rollier is a son of François Rollier, a long time executive and finally CEO of Michelin from 1971 to 1974. He is the brother of Philippe Rollier, former CEO of Lafarge North America. Their family originates from Savoie, and contributed to the addition of Savoie to France in 1860.

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