François Carrard was a Swiss lawyer and sports administrator who was the first Director-General of the International Olympic Committee.
[2] Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, described him as “one of the pillars of the phenomenon that is modern sport”.
[3] Carrard was also a leading figure in the creation of the World Anti-Doping Agency and advised various international sports federations, including the International Swimming Federation (FINA),[4] FIFA,[5] and the International Boxing Association.
[6] He was also chairman of the Montreux Jazz Artists Foundation[7] and the Beau Rivage Palace hotel.
[2][10] Carrard's posthumous autobiography, 'By The Way', was published by Chiselbury in April 2024.