Francis Graille

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Francis Graille
Born (1955-04-25) 25 April 1955 (age 69)
Le Puy-en-Velay, France
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Businessman, executive

Francis Graille (born 25 April 1955) is a French businessman and executive. He has worked for various media companies, and served as the president of professional football clubs Lille OSC, Paris Saint-Germain, and AJ Auxerre.

Career

In 1982, Graille began his career working as a local correspondent for news agency Agence France-Presse in his native Le Puy-en-Velay. [1] In 1986, he became a regional manager at radio station NRJ, before discovering the world of television with Télé Lyon Métropole. [1] [2] Graille would go on to found Concept TV and Visual TV, two television production companies. [3]

From 1999 to 2002, Graille worked as the director of football club Lille OSC, in association with Luc Dayan  [ fr ]. [1] [2] From 2003 to 2005, he was the president of Paris Saint-Germain. [3]

In 2006, Graille started working in film production by founding Holi Films. [1] In 2007, he became an executive at Sportfive, which had been recently acquired by Lagardère Group. He was in charge of the company's media branch, and specialized in the promotion of TV rights. [4] [3] He left Sportfive in 2009. [2]

In June 2010, Graille received an eight-month suspended sentence and a €20,000 fine for illegal transfer dealings during his time as the president of Paris Saint-Germain. [5] His predecessor Laurent Perpère  [ fr ] was also convicted. [6]

On 17 May 2017, Graille became the president of football club AJ Auxerre, as a representative of Chinese majority owner ORG Technology. [7] [8] He left in May 2021, and was replaced by James Zhou  [ fr ], the owner of ORG Technology. [9]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Francis Graille, ancien président du LOSC, prend les commandes de l'AJ Auxerre". France 3 (in French). 17 May 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ligue 2 : Francis Graille, nouveau président de l'AJ Auxerre". BeSoccer (in French). 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Sportfive, leader européen du marketing sportif". Le Parisien (in French). 15 April 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Two former PSG presidents fined and given suspended jail terms". iSportConnect. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Transferts du PSG : prison avec sursis pour Graille et Perpère". Le Parisien (in French). 30 June 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Francis Graille nouveau président de l'AJ Auxerre (officiel)". L'Équipe (in French). 17 May 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  8. ↑ Rose, Isabelle (17 May 2017). "Francis Graille officiellement président de l'AJA, après la tenue du conseil d'administration de la SAS AJA". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "" Le plan n'a pas été réalisé ", justifie James Zhou à propos du départ de Francis Graille à Auxerre". L'Équipe . 5 May 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
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