Peter E. Haas Jr.
| Peter E. Haas Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1948 (age 68–69) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education | B.A. Stanford University |
| Occupation | businessman |
| Known for | President and CEO of the Levi Strauss & Co |
| Net worth | $775 Million USD (1999) |
| Spouse(s) | Joanne Christensen (until her death) Ginnie Haas |
| Children |
with Christensen: --Jennifer Haas-Dehejia --Daniel Haas --Bradley Haas |
| Parent(s) | Josephine Baum Haas Peter E. Haas |
| Family |
Rhoda Haas Goldman (aunt) Walter A. Haas Jr. (uncle) Walter A. Haas (grandfather) Abraham Haas (great-grandfather) Douglas E. Goldman (cousin) Robert D. Haas (cousin) Betsy Haas Eisenhardt (cousin) Walter J. Haas (cousin) |
Peter E. Haas Jr. (born 1948) is an American businessman and philanthropist.
Haas was born to a Jewish family in San Francisco, the son of Josephine (née Baum) and Peter E. Haas. He has two siblings: Margaret Haas Jones and Michael Stern Haas (predeceased). He graduated from Stanford University in 1969.
In 1972, he was appointed as a manager at the Levi Strauss Company. Thereafter, he served in various capacities at the Levi Strauss Company. In 1980, he was named as Vice President and General Manager of the Menswear Division. In 1982, he was appointed Director of Materials Management for Levi Strauss USA. In 1996, he along with his father and uncle, Robert D. Haas, led a $2.5 billion leveraged buyout of Levi Strauss to ensure that it would remain in the control of the Haas family. All employees and family members would decide if they wanted to hold their shares or sell. After the transaction, 95.2% of shares were held by Haas family members with 43% held by Haas, his father, and Robert D. Haas; and 12.4% by Rhoda Haas Goldman.
Haas serves as either a director or trustee at the Levi Strauss Foundation, the Red Tab Foundation, the Joanne and Peter Haas Jr. Fund, the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, the Novato Youth Center Honorary Board, Trustee Emeritus of the San Francisco Foundation (1996-2005), and Vice President of the Peter E. Haas Jr. Fund.
Haas was married to Joanne Christensen until her death. They had three children: Jennifer Haas-Dehejia, Daniel Haas, and Bradley Haas. He is remarried to Ginnie Haas. Haas also has two stepbrothers from his father's second marriage to Miriam "Mimi" Lurie: Ari Lurie and Daniel Lurie. Upon his father's death in 2005, his father's interest in Levi Strauss (worth $1.9 billion in 1999) was passed to Haas, his mother, and his sister. After the death of his mother in 2014, Haas and his sister inherited her share in Levi Strauss.
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