Ligue 1 Uber Eats: Xavier Thuilot, CEO of AS Saint-Étienne, leaves the club

Xavier Thuilot, CEO and member of the executive board at AS Saint-Étienne (Ligue 1 Uber Eats), is leaving the club, announced the French club on 10/01/2021.

The former CEO of LOSC Lille (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) arrived at AS Saint-Étienne at the same time as Claude Puel, who was appointed general manager and coach on 04/10/2019. The two men had previously worked together at the Lille club from 2002 to 2008.

"The club would like to thank Xavier Thuilot for the work he has done as general director of services and wish him every success in his future professional projects," said AS Saint-Étienne.

"AS Saint-Étienne is not rich because it has accomplished 10 positive financial years" (X. Thuilot, 25/09/2020)

• "The club is not rich because it has accomplished 10 positive financial years. It had taken out loans to cope with the sporting 'arms race' of the championship, anticipating the increase in TV rights to remain competitive. That explains why it is still in Ligue 1 and is economically balanced, but it can't go crazy on the transfer market for example," said Xavier Thuilot, former CEO of AS…