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President of the BO until last April, the 40-year-old from Agenais will take over the presidency of another French formation.
Businessman Jean-Baptiste Aldigé, who left his position at the head of the Biarritz club (Pro D2) in April, will bounce back by taking over as chairman of the board of directors of Nice, promoted to Pro D2 next season.
The 40-year-old from Agenais will join the organization chart of Stade Niçois Rugby, French National champion, AFP learned on Sunday, confirming information from the regional daily South Westafter The Midi Dispatch had brought forward the first contacts to 2022.
Former chairman of the board of directors of Biarritz Olympique from June 2018 to last April, he will occupy the same position in Nice, which will change its structure from SAS (simplified joint stock company) to SASP (professional sports public limited company).
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The current president, Régis Brandinelli, will head the supervisory board. Jean-Baptiste Aldigé arrives on the Côte d’Azur with a group of investors including Louis-Vincent Gave, the former owner of the BO and director of a financial company registered in Hong Kong. Mr. Gave, who was president of the supervisory board in Biarritz, will not be part of the organization chart this time: he will, however, participate in the increase of two million euros in the capital of the Nice club, thus allowing a budget of 8.5 million euros, compared to 6.5 currently.
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At the beginning of March, Mr. Aldigé, who arrived at BO when the five-time French champion had one foot in the third division, had announced to the Biarritz players his intention to sell the club for a symbolic euro. The Basque club, maintained in Pro D2, was then taken over by a trio of former players led by Shaun Hegarty, financially supported by investors, including the conservative billionaire Pierre-Édouard Stérin, 104th richest person in France and boss of Smartbox (gift boxes).
