Max De Pree
ABOUT MAX DE PREE
American businessman who became CEO and President of the office furniture company Herman Miller in 1980, taking over for his brother Hugh. He is a member of the Junior Achievement's U.S. Business Hall of Fame.
He served in the U.S. Military and later graduated from Hope College in 1948.
He authored the best-selling book Leadership is an Art, which sold more than 800,000 copies.
His father is Herman Miller founder D.J. De Pree.
He and Dick Devos are both Michigan-born CEO's.
