Éric de Cromières

Éric de Cromières
Born20 November 1953
Algiers, French Algeria
Died23 July 2020(2020-07-23) (aged 66)
NationalityFrench
Alma materHEC Paris
OccupationSports Executive

Éric de Cromières (20 November 1953 – 23 July 2020) was a French sporting executive and manager for Michelin.[1]

Biography

Born in Algiers, de Cromières was the son of French Army Captain Bermondet de Cromières and Eliane de Vigneral.[2] He moved to France at the age of 11. He discovered rugby while living in Dax, and played until the age of 24 for his university's team, HEC Paris. After he graduated, he joined the French Navy as an officer in Toulon.[3]

After his military service, he began his long career working for Michelin, starting as a sales representative in Roanne. He then worked as a sales manager and general manager until he retired from the company on 31 March 2015 after having served on the executive committee since 2005.[4]

In 2006, de Cromières became a member of the board of directors of ASM Clermont Auvergne. In 2012, René Fontès chose him to be his successor as Director of the rugby union club, and de Cromières began his term in 2013.[5] The club became Top 14 champions in 2017.

In 2017, following the conflict between the National Rugby League and the French Rugby Federation, the League appointed de Cromières to the Commission for Reconciliation and Dialogue to help find a way out of the crisis. The five other club presidents that accompanied him on the Commission were Mourad Boudjellal, René Bouscatel, Vincent Merling, Pierre-Yves Revol, and Alain Tingaud.[6] In June 2017, the two groups reached an agreement on player availability for international competition, the main issue between them at the time.[7] De Cromières was part of a committee to help maintain the relations between the two set in place from 2018 to 2023. The committee also included Didier Lacroix, Alain Gaillard, and Emmanuel Eschalier.[8]

Éric de Cromières died of cancer on 23 July 2020 at the age of 66.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Eric de Cromières, président du club de rugby de Clermont, est mort". Le Monde (in French). 23 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Le capitaine de Bermondet de Cromières et la marquise, née Eliane de Vigneral, font part de la naissance de leur fils, Éric". Paris-presse (in French). 29 November 1953.
  3. ^ "Clermont : Eric De Cromières, un président trop discret ?". LaDepeche.fr (in French). 4 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Interview Eric De Cromières au sujet de l'entreprise Michelin". Le blog SES du LPB (in French). 16 February 2015. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Eric de Cromières futur président après 2013". La Montagne (in French). 28 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Conflit FFR-LNR - Paul Goze conforté dans son rôle de patron de la LNR !". RugbyRama (in French). 11 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Contrats fédéraux: Alleluia! La fédé et la Ligue ont trouvé un accord pour protéger les internationaux". 20 Minutes (in French). 3 June 2017.
  8. ^ "XV de France - Eric de Cromières intègre le Comité de pilotage des équipes de France". RugbyRama (in French). 12 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Éric de Cromières, le président de Clermont, est mort à 66 ans". L'Équipe (in French). 23 July 2020.