Alain Cayzac, born in

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between June 2006 and April 2008. A graduate of

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, Alain Cayzac began his career as an advertising agent in 1969, before co-founding in 1972 the agency RSCG with

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, and

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. He became the president in 1984, a post he retained after the merger with

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in 1992. He later became the vice-president of

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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."Doubles on offer in French Cup Final", uefa.com
24 May 2008.

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1941 births Living people People from Évreux HEC Paris alumni Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Sportspeople from Eure {{france-business-bio-stub Paris Saint-Germain F.C. presidents