Olympique Lyonnais: Jean-Michel Aulas, chairman for 13,108 days (from 15/05/1987 to 05/05/2023)

A period of almost 36 years came to an end on 05/05/2023 with the "cessation of functions" of Jean-Michel Aulas as chairman of Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Uber Eats/D1 Arkema). The entrepreneur from L'Arbresle (Rhône, FRA), founder of the company Cegid (management software) in 1983, had held this position since 15/06/1987 and the acquisition of OL, then in Ligue 2.

Among the highlights of this very long mandate, sporting successes for the men's team (seven French league titles, two Coupe de France, one Coupe de la Ligue, an uninterrupted presence on the European stage for 23 seasons from 1997 to 2020, etc.) as well as for the women's team (eight Champions League titles, 15 French league titles, nine Coupe de France, etc.), but also achievements as a business leader, notably through the listing of OL on the stock exchange - a first for a French club - in 2007 - and the construction of its own stadium (the Groupama Stadium, inaugurated in 2008), around which a series of infrastructures are being built: a hotel, a medical centre, a leisure centre, and soon an event hall (the LDLC…