Prof. Jean-François Sautereau, the New FF Sport U President
Professor Jean-François Sautereau elected President of the FF Sport U
The 34th (electoral) General Assembly of the French university sports federation (FF Sport U) took place on Saturday 13 April in the premises of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee in Paris. On a proposal of the new Executive Committee, the assembly unanimously elected Professor Jean-François Sautereau President. A former high-level athlete, Jean-François Sautereau was the President of the Paul Sabatier University from December 2002 to May 2008, the President of the Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées University Network from 2005 to 2008 and the Dean of the Regional Conference of University Rectors from 2005 to 2008, and he co-founded the P.R.E.S (Pôle de Recherche et d’Enseignement Supérieur «Université de Toulouse» [Research and Higher Education Centre “Toulouse University”] in 2007). A member of the Executive Committee of the French university sports federation since 1997, Jean-François Sautereau has been a member of its Steering Committee from 2000 to 2008 and since 2010, as well as the President of the Toulouse – Midi Pyrénées Regional University Sports Committee since 1991. He succeeds Professor José Savoye as President of the FF Sport U. After serving two terms as President (2004-2012), Professor Savoye was re-elected in the Executive Committee, where, on a proposal of Professor Sautereau, he will serve as Vice-President in charge of international affairs.
(source: FF Sport U)