Florence Hardouin

Florence Denise Philippine Hardouin (née Topin; born 26 January 1967)[1][2][3] is a French football official.[4] In February 2013, she became the Deputy General Manager of the French Football Federation (French: Fédération Française de Football, FFF)[5] and in addition, as of 3 May 2016, a member of the UEFA Executive Committee.[6] She was first female executive elected by the UEFA. Her predecessor, Karen Espelund, was appointed but not elected in 2012.[7]

Between 2008 and 2013, Florence Hardouin was a marketing director at the French Football Federation (FFF) and is (as of 20121) its highest executive under the chairman.[5] An investigation by The New York Times puts her in the middle of a controversy regarding harassment in management methods at the FFF.[8]

She started her career as a fencing athlete. Between 1989 and 1996, she was a member of the French fencing team. She was champion of single World Tournaments (Warsaw 89, Budapest 91 and Cuba 95) and vice world champion in 1991 (Budapest).[9]

On 11 January 2023, she was suspended from her position at the French Football Federation (FFF).[10]

Honours

Orders

• Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur: 2018[1]

References

1. "Décret du 31 décembre 2018 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 31 December 2018 on promotion and appointment]. Journal Officiel de la République Française (in French). 2019 (1). 1 January 2019. PRER1827897D. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
2. "UEFA direct" (PDF). UEFA. December 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
3. "Florence Hardouin". UEFA. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
4. "Frenchwoman Hardouin wins landmark role on UEFA executive". World Soccer Talk. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
5. "Florence Hardouin numéro 2 de la FFF". SPORT Stratégies. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
6. "UEFA elects first female executive in France's Florence Hardouin". the Score. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
7. "Espelund brings high ideals to UEFA". Deseret News. 15 August 2011. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
8. Panja, Tariq; Molina, Romain (2020-10-14). "French Soccer Roiled by Claims of Toxic Workplace Culture". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
9. "Florence Hardouin among the members of the Advertising Jury!". Sportel Awards. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
10. "Florence Hardouin, directrice générale de la FFF, mise à pied à titre conservatoire". L'Équipe (in French). 11 January 2023.