Jean-François Fortin (businessman)

Jean-François Fortin
Born (1947-01-12) 12 January 1947 (age 77)
Coulonges-sur-l'Autize, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationPresident SM Caen (2002-18)
PredecessorGuy Chambily
SuccessorGilles Sergent

Jean-François Fortin (born 12 January 1947 in Coulonges-sur-l'Autize) is a French businessman.

CEO of the company Maîtres laitiers du Cotentin, he was also the chairman of SM Caen, a football club which accessed the French Ligue 1 under his management.[1]

He was made a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 2002.

He was investigated for "pact of corruption" based on a leaked call that sounded like a verbal deal with Jean-Marc Conrad, president of the Nîmes football club, right before the 2014 Caen-Nîmes match took place. He was relaxed in 2020.[2] Contested for many years, and after a failed attempt to buy the club's majority shares, he was ousted by the board of SM Caen in May 2018,[3] after 17 years in position.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Les 15 patrons les plus influents". L'Express (in French). 2005-02-01. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  2. ^ "L'ancien président du Stade Malherbe Caen Jean-François Fortin est relaxé par la cour d'appel de Paris". France 3 Normandie (in French). 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  3. ^ "Caen: le président Fortin poussé vers la sortie avant le match du maintien". RMC Sport (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  4. ^ "SM Caen - 2018, la pire année vécue par Jean François Fortin - France Bleu". ici par France Bleu et France 3 (in French). 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2024-05-29.


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