Florence Hardouin
Florence Denise Philippine Hardouin (née Topin; born 26 January 1967)[1][2][3] is a French football official.[4] In February 2013, she became the Deputy General Manager of the French Football Federation (French: Fédération Française de Football, FFF)[5] and in addition, as of 3 May 2016, a member of the UEFA Executive Committee.[6] She was first female executive elected by the UEFA. Her predecessor, Karen Espelund, was appointed but not elected in 2012.[7]
Between 2008 and 2013, Florence Hardouin was a marketing director at the French Football Federation (FFF) and is (as of 20121) its highest executive under the chairman.[5] An investigation by The New York Times puts her in the middle of a controversy regarding harassment in management methods at the FFF.[8]
She started her career as a fencing athlete. Between 1989 and 1996, she was a member of the French fencing team. She was champion of single World Tournaments (Warsaw 89, Budapest 91 and Cuba 95) and vice world champion in 1991 (Budapest).[9]
On 11 January 2023, she was suspended from her position at the French Football Federation (FFF).[10]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "Décret du 31 décembre 2018 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 31 December 2018 on promotion and appointment]. Journal Officiel de la République Française (in French). 2019 (1). 1 January 2019. PRER1827897D. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "UEFA direct" (PDF). UEFA. December 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Florence Hardouin". UEFA. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Frenchwoman Hardouin wins landmark role on UEFA executive". World Soccer Talk. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Florence Hardouin numéro 2 de la FFF". SPORT Stratégies. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "UEFA elects first female executive in France's Florence Hardouin". the Score. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Espelund brings high ideals to UEFA". Deseret News. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ Panja, Tariq; Molina, Romain (2020-10-14). "French Soccer Roiled by Claims of Toxic Workplace Culture". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ "Florence Hardouin among the members of the Advertising Jury!". Sportel Awards. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Florence Hardouin, directrice générale de la FFF, mise à pied à titre conservatoire". L'Équipe (in French). 11 January 2023.
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