Jean-Michel Aulas
Jean-Michel Aulas | |
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Aulas in 2025 | |
| President of the Ligue féminine de football professionnel | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Vice President of the French Football Federation | |
| Assumed office 16 December 2023 | |
| President | Philippe Diallo |
| Preceded by | Philippe Diallo |
| President of the Olympique Lyonnais | |
| In office 15 June 1987 – 9 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Mighirian |
| Succeeded by | John Textor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jean-Michel Antoine Aulas 22 March 1949 |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Lycée La Martinière Monplaisir |
| Occupation | Businessman • Sports manager |
| Awards | Legion of Honour (2017) Ordre national du Mérite (2022) |
Jean-Michel Antoine Aulas (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃miʃɛl olas]; born 22 March 1949) is a French businessman. He is the founder of Cegid (Compagnie Européenne de Gestion par l'Informatique Décentralisée), and from 1987 to 2023, he served as the president of French football club Lyon, which he had owned from 1987 to 2022 before selling a majority stake to John Textor. As part of OL Groupe, Aulas also previously owned and was the chairman of American club OL Reign from 2020 to 2022.
Aulas was the last president of the prestigious G-14 until it was disbanded in January 2008, and he also served on the board of the European Club Association for Lyon until 2023. In 2023, his net worth was estimated at €450 million.
He is a candidate for mayor of Lyon in the 2026 Lyon municipal election.