Micali joins Michelin executive council

July 6, 2001

Jim Micali, chairman and president of Michelin North America (MNA) Inc., has been elected to Groupe Michelin's executive council.

Micali is the first native-born North American to sit on the council.

He will take the post on July 30.

Micali, 53, started with Michelin in 1977. He's held his current MNA position since September 1996.

Groupe Michelin's executive council consists of senior-level officials who assist company CEO Edouard Michelin and managing partners Francois Michelin and Rene Zingraff.