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]
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