Laurent Rouyrès

Laurent Rouyrès - Chairman and CEO

From professional rugby to entrepreneuriat

Laurent Rouyrès is a self-made man who started his professional career on the rugby pitch, where he developed his drive to win, exacting standards and fighting spirit.

At the Racing Club de France, Laurent rubbed shoulders with some of rugby's greats and contributed to the club's epic history.

Today he is Vice-chairman of the association of Racing Metro Club alumni.

In 1992, Laurent's entrepreneurial spirit led to the creation of Labrador as a communications agency, specialized in the production of voluminous documents for government agencies. In 2001 he redirected Labrador's business towards legal and financial communications with an aim to make complex documents easier to read and understand.

Labrador has become the valued partner of large listed companies by offering advice and guidance on improving the quality of their financial information.

Laurent is involved in charitable organisations, among them associations in Africa such as Les Enfants du Noma. He is also a founding member of the "Les Amis de R. Fornerod" Association, which promotes the work of this artist who died anonymous.

photo credits: Benoit Rondeau