Background
HAAS, Peter was born on December 20, 1919 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Walter A. Haas and Elise Stern.
HAAS, Peter was born on December 20, 1919 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Walter A. Haas and Elise Stern.
Deerfield Academy, University of Calif, and Harvard University.
Joined Levi Strauss & Company, San Francisco 1945, Executive Viee-President 1958-1970, President 1970-1981, Chief Executive Officer 1976-1981, Chairman 1981-1989, Chairman Executive Committee since 1989. Director American Telephone & Telegraph Company since 1966. Various public and charitable appointments.
Married 1st Josephine Baum in 1945, 2nd Mimi Lurie in 1981.