The Alps 2030 project is restoring order. Four days after the official announcement of Edgar Grospiron's departure, the executive board has chosen to appoint Vincent Roberti as interim president of the organizing committee. He joined the COJOP in June as the general managerThe former prefect will have a dual role for the coming weeks.
« At an extraordinary general meeting, the project stakeholders adopted a statutory amendment temporarily authorizing the Director General to simultaneously serve as Acting Chairman. The decision to appoint Director General Vincent Roberti as Acting Chairman was subsequently formally approved by the Executive Board. " explains the COJOP in its press release.
« This solution aims to to guarantee the stability of governance and the continuity of activities of the Organizing Committee pending the appointment of a new president " adds the COJOP. No timetable has been set, but several names are circulating, for example Nathalie Péchalat, Michel Vion or even Henri Giscard d'Estaing.
In parallel, the IOC coordination commission began this Monday a three-day visit to Lyon, which recovered the ice pole at the beginning of the summer. A press conference will be held on Wednesday, September 16th. in the presence of Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant, chairman of the coordination commission, Christophe Dubi, executive director of the Olympic Games, and Vincent Roberti.
