- Jérôme de Bontin
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Jérôme de Bontin (*1957 in Paris) is a businessman and football administrator who was president of AS Monaco FC.
Career
He studied in the USA, and graduated with a B.A. in Economics at Amherst College in Massachusetts, a school that he attended along with Prince Albert of Monaco. He made his career in the USA in finance. He is a director of Sustainability Investments LLC[1] and Mekar Financial Services.[2] He has also been president of Crédit Agricole Futures and director of CA Global Futures in Vienna. In addition he was vice president of finance of Drexel, Burnharm, Lambert and finance director of Rodman & Renshaw in Chicago.[3] He sits on the board of trustees of the United States Soccer Foundation[4] and has also been a director of AS Monaco FC since June 2002.[5] He holds coaching qualifications in the USA and is a licensed referee.
On April 10, 2008 he was appointed interim president of AS Monaco FC after the resignation of Michel Pastor.[6] He left Chicago for the Principality in order to fully participate in the management of his club. He is the first non-Monegasque President of AS Monaco. On 31 March 2009 he resigned and was replaced by Etienne Franzi as Monaco's new president.[7]
References
- ^ "How to invest in foreign firms that do good". The Christian Science Monitor. 2006-04-24. http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0424/p14s02-wmgn.html?s=sriidx. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ^ "Over the Hedge: New Green Hedge Fund of Funds". SocialFunds.com. 2007-04-24. http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/2280.html. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ^ "Rodman going where the money is". Chicago Sun-Times. 1989-02-28. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3931114.html. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ^ "Are Adu and Bradley Headed to Monaco?". AOL. 2008-07-07. http://www.fanhouse.com/2008/07/07/are-adu-and-bradley-going-to-monaco/. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ^ "Houllier dismisses Monaco speculation". RTE. 2003-02-24. http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2003/0224/houllierg.html. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ^ "Monaco Unlikely To Recapture Past Glories With Young Squad". goal.com. 2008-07-11. http://www.goal.com/en-india/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=772988. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ^ La 1ère conférence de presse de M. Franzi
Categories:- Amherst College alumni
- 1958 births
- Living people
- People from Paris
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