Francis Graille was born the April 25th 1955 in Puy (43). Corresponding local of the AFP to Puy, then regional boss of the group NRJ, it discovers Télé television Lyon Métropole where he is the assistant of Jerome Bellay. He founds then Concept TV then Visual TV, tele production company very related to Canal +. He yields his company and intended to invest to increase his participation in the capital of the Paris Saint-Germain.

Francis Graille was president of the club of Football of the Lille OSC in 2001-2002, then president-delegate of the Paris Saint-Germain since the June 5th 2003. Vice-champion of France D1 2004 with the PSG. Winner of the Coupe de France 2004 with the PSG as a president-delegate. He is dismissed the May 2nd 2005 and is replaced by Pierre Blayau.

Since February 2007, he is Managing director of Sportfive, in load of the media activities. Sportfive, repurchased in November 2006 by the Lagardere group, intervenes like partner of the sporting authorities and the clubs in the process of valorization of their rights (right marketing and right of diffusion on television or on the other platforms of distribution of contents). ----