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Mr. Bruce T. Halle Sr.

Wrong Bruce T. Halle Sr.?

President and Chief Executive Off...

Discount Tire Co
20225 N Scottsdale Rd
Scottsdale, Arizona 85255
United States

Company Description: Founder and Chairman Bruce T. Halle opened his first Discount Tire store in 1960 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. With six tires and a portable air tank, Halle started what...   more
Background

Employment History

Board Memberships and Affiliations

  • Board of Governors Member
    HOBY

Education

  • honorary degrees
    Queen Margaret University
160 Total References
Web References
No. 308: Discount Tire founder ...
www.palmbeachdailynews.com, 5 Mar 2013 [cached]
No. 308: Discount Tire founder Bruce Halle, 82, $4.2 billion
Discount Tire Corporate
www.dtcorporate.com, 4 Feb 2013 [cached]
The company was founded in 1960 when founder Bruce T. Halle rented a building on Stadium Boulevard in Ann Arbor, MI. Although the inventory consisted of only six tires (four of which were retreads) and the showroom was not quite the showroom we see today, faith, vision and hard work were then, and still remain, the foundation on which this company has grown and prospered.
As with any new start up, Bruce Halle's venture faced numerous challenges - perhaps one of the biggest being that he didn't own an air compressor. Having only six tires and a portable air tank, Halle would race back and forth to a nearby gas station, filling the tires with air as he sold them. Out of necessity, he became a master at inventory turn. In addition to being the only salesman, Bruce Halle was the tire technician, accountant, store computer, sign painter and cleaning crew.
In 1995, Diane and Bruce Halle ...
www.phoenixnewtimes.com, 23 Feb 2013 [cached]
In 1995, Diane and Bruce Halle began collecting Latin American art, with a fairly flexible budget. Bruce is the founder and chairman of Discount Tire, and he and Diane, who live together in Phoenix, wanted to educate themselves and build a greater awareness for Latin American contemporary... More >>
Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership | HOBY | Board of Governors
www.hoby.org, 18 Aug 2011 [cached]
Bruce Halle, Sr.
Chairman of the Board Discount Tire Company, Inc.
Discount Tire Corporate | 50 Years of Discount Tire
www.dtcorporate.com, 4 Feb 2013 [cached]
• 1960 Founder Bruce Halle opens the first Discount Tire store in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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