Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century
Paul Fireman
Reebok International
1979–2006
1979–2006
Reebok International
1979–2006
1979–2006
- Industry: Fabric & Apparel
- Era: 1970
By successfully tapping the market for women’s “fashionable” athletic shoes during the nation’s aerobics craze, Fireman took Reebok from $13 million in sales in 1983 to $1.4 billion in sales just five years later. In 1986, Reebok overtook Nike as the top-selling maker of athletic shoes in the U.S. Reebok was pegged as the fastest growing company in America from 1983-1987 by Fortune magazine, and in a 1987 survey by Forbes, Reebok was ranked as the most profitable of 880 companies.
Personal
- Born-Died: 1944
- Birthplace: Massachusetts
- Race: White
- Gender: Male
- Father: Owner, Small Business