Ligue 1: ex-presidents of PSG and Marseille, head of French Tennis Federation shortlisted for CEO

Christophe Bouchet, former president of Olympique de Marseille; Robin Leproux, former president of Paris Saint-Germain; Jean-Michel Roussier, also a former president of Olympique de Marseille and an independent member of the board of the LFP; and Gilbert Ysern, CEO of the French Tennis Federation, are present on the short list of six persons for the position of CEO of LFP, sources indicated to News Tank Football on 25/01/2016.

These individuals were selected by the LFP with the aid of a headhunter firm to assist the League in choosing the successor to the current CEO, Jean-Pierre Hugues. The names of two other persons on the short list are confidential.

The six members of the short list have not all indicated a potential interest in the position. The profiles of these six candidates will be reviewed by a selection committee consisting of four leaders of Ligue 1 clubs:
• Jean-Michel Aulas, president of Olympique Lyonnais
• Bernard Caïazzo, president of AS Saint-Étienne
• Waldemar Kita, president of FC Nantes
• Jean-Claude Blanc, CEO of Paris Saint-Germain

This selection committee could…