Olympique Lyonnais will finally have its official Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Club boss John Textor convinced Laurent Prud’homme to accept the job.
Restructuring continues slowly but surely at Olympique Lyonnais. Almost a year after the official takeover of the club by John Textor from Jean-Michel Aulas, a new strong man is about to arrive within the governing bodies. While the interim CEO, Santiago Cucci, is leaving, followed by the current general director Thierry Sauvage, the two positions will be merged to return to Laurent Prud’homme.
In any case, this is what was announced The Team this Friday on his site. The sports media is also well placed to know a little more than its colleagues on the subject, since Laurent Prud’homme was none other than the general director of the L’Équipe Group for almost three years. And the announcement of the departure of the forty-nine-year-old leader was even made officially Friday morning by the mayor’s house, the Amaury Group.
Work in perspective
Passed through several media, including TF1, Eurosport Or DiscoveryLaurent Prud’homme would therefore have been convinced by John Textor and should take over from Santiago Cucci. within a few weeks“. His role, however, will not be similar to that of President Aulas. In any case, and given the current sporting situation of Olympique Lyonnais (red lantern of Ligue 1), the future strong man of the Rhone club will have a lot to do.
