Francis Graille

He has worked for various media companies, and served as the president of professional football clubs Lille OSC, Paris Saint-Germain FC, and AJ Auxerre.

[1] In 1986, he became a regional manager at radio station NRJ, before discovering the world of television with Télé Lyon Métropole.

[3] From 1999 to 2002, Graille worked as the director of football club Lille OSC, in association with Luc Dayan [fr].

[2] In June 2010, Graille received an eight-month suspended sentence and a €20,000 fine for illegal transfer dealings during his time as the president of Paris Saint-Germain.

[6] On 17 May 2017, Graille became the president of football club AJ Auxerre, as a representative of Chinese majority owner ORG Technology.