Max De Pree
Businessman, author and former CEO
Max De Pree was an American businessman and writer who led the furniture company Herman Miller as CEO. He wrote Leadership Is an Art.
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American Born 1924 in Zeeland, United States Died 2017
About Max De Pree
Max De Pree (1924 to 2017) was the son of D. J. De Pree, who founded the furniture company Herman Miller. He and his brother Hugh took over leading the firm in the early 1960s, and Max served as CEO from 1980 to 1987. He stayed on the board of directors until 1995. He wrote Leadership Is an Art, which has sold more than 800,000 copies. He also wrote Leadership Jazz and Leading Without Power, and is known as a bestselling author. In 1992 he was inducted into the US Business Hall of Fame run by Junior Achievement. He sat on the board of Fuller Theological Seminary for four decades. He died at his home in Holland, Michigan.