News Tank Football: Olivier Hellard new general manager in charge of business development

Olivier Hellard (FRA) has joined News Tank Football as general manager in charge of business development, from 17/05/2018.

Olivier Hellard, 57 years old, began his career working with advertising agencies (Havas Group, Publicis, FCB). He joined L'Équipe (French sports daily) in 1995 as director of marketing and communication of the press division. He managed the brands L'Équipe, L'Équipe Magazine, France Football, Vélo Magazine, and initiated the launch of Rugby Hebdo, L'Équipe Féminine, L'Équipe Junior, L'Équipe Saga and the Championnat des Étoiles, the first fantasy football game in France.

He created a consulting structure in 2012, and published a collection of sports fiction entitled "Et si les poteaux de Glasgow n’avaient pas été carrés..." (English: And if the Glasgow goalposts had not been square) in 2014. He was a senior lecturer at Sciences Po Paris (the Paris Institute of Political Studies) and the creator of the Marketing and Sport module (2010 to 2012). He has also taught at the Sport Management School in Paris. Hellard joined Score n'co, a startup based in Nantes, in…