Jean-Michel Aulas

Jean-Michel Aulas
Born
Jean-Michel Antoine Aulas[1]

(1949-03-22) 22 March 1949 (age 75)
L'Arbresle, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationBusinessman
TitlePresident of Lyon
Chairman of OL Reign

Jean-Michel Antoine Aulas (born 22 March 1949)[2] is a French businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Cegid (Compagnie Européenne de Gestion par l'Informatique Décentralisée), and from 1987 to 2023, he served as the president of French football club Lyon, which he had owned from 1987 to 2022 before selling a majority stake to John Textor. [3][4] As part of the OL Groupe, Aulas also previously owned and was the chairman of American club OL Reign from 2020 to 2022.

Aulas was the last president of the prestigious G-14 until it was disbanded in January 2008, and he also served on the board of the European Club Association for Lyon until 2023.[5] In 2018, his net worth was estimated at €600 million.[6]

  1. ^ "Décret du 30 décembre 2016 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 30 December 2016 on promotion and appointment]. Journal Officiel de la République Française (in French). 2017 (1). 1 January 2017. PREX1637723D. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Jean Michel Aulas: droit au but". Le Point. 18 November 2005. Archived from the original on 8 December 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  3. ^ Broadbent, Rick (15 August 2005). "Ambitious plans of Lyons' hair apparent". The Times. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Raymond Domenech à Lorient le 20 janvier" (in French). Ouest-France. 11 January 2010.
  5. ^ Casert, Raf (15 February 2008). "After reaching deal on club compensation, G-14 group of world's wealthiest clubs disbands". Associated Press.
  6. ^ "Jean Michel Aulas et sa famille". Challenges. 5 July 2018.