Benoît Rousseau (born 1967/1968) is a French financial analyst. He worked as financial director of Paris Saint-Germain F.C. from 1996 to 1998, and was then a financial advisor to

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OGC Nice Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur (), commonly referred to as OGC Nice or simply Nice, is a French professional football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. ...

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, FC Nantes and RC Strasbourg Alsace. Formerly a president of Paris Saint-Germain, Rousseau is president of the

Association Paris Saint-Germain The Association Paris Saint-Germain Football, Association loi 1901, commonly known as Association Paris Saint-Germain, or simply Association PSG, is a nonprofit organization based in Île-de-France (Paris Region), France. Founded in 1970, the A ...

as of April 2021.

Paris Saint-Germain

From 1996 to 1998, Rousseau worked as a financial director for Paris Saint-Germain. On 13 July 2011, he was named interim president of PSG by the new Qatar Sports Investments (QSi) ownership, succeeding Robin Leproux. An article in ''

Le Parisien ''Le Parisien'' (; French for "The Parisian") is a French daily newspaper covering both international and national news, and local news of Paris and its suburbs. It is owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, better known as LVMH. Histor ...

'' on 1 October said "His strength is being discreet. Most supporters have never seen his face or heard his voice. His three-month interim reign has included a historic transfer window, but no talk of him. In mid-October, he would abandon the hotseat with a sense of mission accomplished, because he is a man who "prefers to stay out of the spotlight". He was succeeded by QSi president Nasser Al-Khelaifi. In December 2012, Rousseau became president of the

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Living people Year of birth missing (living people) French financial analysts French football chairmen and investors Paris Saint-Germain F.C. presidents Paris Saint-Germain F.C. non-playing staff {{France-business-bio-stub