De Tavernost joins governance reform group ahead of Thursday’s first meeting | OneFootball

Nicolas de Tavernost, chairman of Stade Rennais’ supervisory board, has been added to the political working group tasked with reforming French football governance, with the line-up now finalised. The group holds its first meeting on Thursday at 9:30 at the French federation’s headquarters.

According to L'Équipe, the working group, mandated by a law promulgated on 3 August, had sparked debate over club representation. Opponents of Vincent Labrune pushed for an extra seat for either Pierre Ferracci or de Tavernost, who represent the Arnault and Pinault families. The former M6 chief has been chosen, joining Jean-Michel Roussier and Michael Gerlinger.

Olivier Cloarec also joins the group, with Loïc Féry representing Lorient. Ligue 2 is represented by Max Marty of Grenoble and Frédéric Le Grand of Guingamp.

They will sit alongside Labrune, the league president, plus Olivier Létang, as head of the Ligue 1 college, and Jean-Pierre Caillot for the Ligue 2 college, David Terrier of the UNFP and Victoriano Melero of Foot Unis. The FFF delegation features president Philippe Diallo, director general Jean-François Vilotte and executive committee members Marc Keller of Strasbourg, Baptiste Malherbe of Auxerre and Jean-Michel Aulas, formerly of OL.

The agenda covers political orientations on governance principles, the balance of powers, the make-up and appointment or removal of management and supervisory bodies, the general assembly’s organisation, tax and accounting treatment required by the law, and the timetable for implementing the new governance. Two further meetings are scheduled for 15 and 29 October.

Source: L'Équipe

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