A Ligue 1 club made a very important announcement this Friday.
The news had the effect of a small bomb in the landscape of Ligue 1: Jean-Pierre Rivère is no longer president of theOGC
Nice. Le club azuréen a annoncé ce vendredi que son dirigeant historique laissait son costume à Fabrice Bocquet, qui était Directeur Général du club depuis 2022.
“Jean-Pierre Rivère leaves the presidency of the OGC Nice, Fabrice Bocquet, hitherto Managing Director, enthroned President and CEO”can we read in an official press release published on the Gym website.
Jean Pierre Rivère and the OGC Nice, it's over.
“After 14 years at the head of the OGC Nice, Jean-Pierre Rivère decided to leave his functions as president of the club. A decision fully respected by Ineos. Cette décision prendra effet le 20 août 2025. Arrivé en 2011, alors que le club luttait régulièrement pour son maintien en Ligue 1, Jean-Pierre Rivère laisse derrière lui un OGC Nice profondément transformé. Under its presidency, the club was structured, professionalized, modernized on all floors. Il a changé de dimension sportive, en disputant la Coupe d'Europe lors de sept saisons sur quatorze, tout en stabilisant durablement l'équipe parmi les clubs qui comptent du foot français. »»
The end of an era for Nice
Nice, however, specifies that Jean-Pierre Rivère will keep a notable role. “However, it does not move away from the gym, to which it remains deeply attached. He will continue to support him as ambassador and becomes president of the OGC Nice endowment fund. He will thus continue to work for the club, in a different role but always carrying meaning. »»
“A big thank you to all those who accompanied me during these beautiful years, it was an exceptional human adventure, reacted the leader. L'ambition de départ était de positionner le club dans la première partie de tableau et essayer d'être Européen, et in fine trouver un investisseur capable d'accompagner l'OGC Nice dans son développement. Thanks to Ineos, their presence, their investment and their permanent support. The OGC Nice is now a solid, structured and ambitious club. Very happy with the appointment of Fabrice Bocquet who will know, with Florian Maurice and Franck Haise, write very beautiful pages of our club. I leave very serene for the future of the club. »»
