Gilbert “Gib” Ford, former chairman and chief executive of Converse,...

2017-01-26T00:00:00

Gilbert “Gib” Ford, former chairman and chief executive of Converse, died from pulmonary fibrosis on Jan. 10. He was 85. He spent 35 years with Converse until 1996, the last ten running the company, which subsequently went bankrupt in 2002. Before joining the brand, he had an illustrious career as ...

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