Alain Cayzac
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Alain Cayzac, born in Évreux
, Eure
on 2 June 1941 is a French advertising agent and was the president of the Paris Saint-Germain Football Club
between June 2006 and April 2008.
A graduate of HEC Paris
, Alain Cayzac began his career as an advertising agent in 1969, before co-founding in 1972 the agency RSCG
with Bernard Roux, Jacques Séguéla, and Jean-Michel Goudard
. He became the president in 1984, a post he retained after the merger with Eurocom
in 1992. He later became the vice-president of Havas
in 1997. He left Havas in 2005.
A member of the directors' committee of Paris Saint-Germain since 1986, he became a minority shareholder (2%) from 1991 to 2005, then the president in June 2006. He resigned in April 2008 after the club suffered poor results, escaping relegation on the last day of the 2007-2008 football season.
Évreux
Évreux is a commune in the Eure department, of which it is the capital, in Haute Normandie in northern France.-History:In late Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century CE, was named Mediolanum Aulercorum, "the central town of the Aulerci", the Gallic tribe then inhabiting the area...
, Eure
Eure
Eure is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure.- History :Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
on 2 June 1941 is a French advertising agent and was the president of the Paris Saint-Germain Football Club
Paris Saint-Germain FC
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club , also known simply as Paris Saint-Germain and familiarly as Paris SG or PSG , is a professional association football club based in Paris, France. The club was founded on 12 August 1970, thanks to the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain...
between June 2006 and April 2008.
A graduate of HEC Paris
HEC School of Management
HEC Paris or École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris is one of the foremost business schools in France and in Europe. It was created in 1881 by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the model of French Grandes Ecoles and has progressively become one of the most selective graduate...
, Alain Cayzac began his career as an advertising agent in 1969, before co-founding in 1972 the agency RSCG
Euro RSCG
Euro RSCG Worldwide is one of the largest integrated marketing communications agencies in the world, made up of 233 offices located in 75 countries throughout Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Euro RSCG provides advertising, marketing services, corporate...
with Bernard Roux, Jacques Séguéla, and Jean-Michel Goudard
Jean-Michel Goudard
Jean-Michel Goudard is a French Public relations consultant.He was born in Montpellier, France on November 13, 1939. He graduated from HEC Business School in 1962, became a Navy Officer in 1964, and brand manager at Procter and Gamble in 1965, Managing Director of Young and Rubicam in France in...
. He became the president in 1984, a post he retained after the merger with Eurocom
Eurocom
Eurocom is a British video game developer founded specifically to develop games for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Since then Eurocom has expanded to several other platforms including handheld game systems and most major video game consoles.The company was once famous for its arcade to console...
in 1992. He later became the vice-president of Havas
Havas
Havas is the second largest advertising group in France and is a "Global advertising and communications services group" and the sixth-largest global advertising and communications group worldwide, operating on the communications consulting market through three main operational divisions:*Euro RSCG...
in 1997. He left Havas in 2005.
A member of the directors' committee of Paris Saint-Germain since 1986, he became a minority shareholder (2%) from 1991 to 2005, then the president in June 2006. He resigned in April 2008 after the club suffered poor results, escaping relegation on the last day of the 2007-2008 football season.