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Yoan Noguier

Yoan Noguier

Social business through sport — co-founder, Yunus Sports Hub

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France
Joined October 2025

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Sport for Development
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UN UNESCO Sport Policy
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Summary

Leader at the intersection of sport and social business: Yoan co-founded Yunus Sports Hub with Professor Muhammad Yunus to channel sport's potential into social business solutions. He leads global partnerships and programs (Pitch platform, Athlete 365 collaborations) and has driven formal partnerships with sector organisations (e.g., sportanddev, Global Esports Federation) to scale sport-for-development initiatives. yunussportshub+2
Experienced procurement and operations manager for major sporting events: he led procurement for Rio 2016 (tendering hundreds of contracts across many categories) and supported venue logistics for England 2015. That operational background gives him practical, on-the-ground credibility when designing sport-focused social-business programs aimed at event-driven economic opportunity. laprovence+2
Connector within the Yunus / Grameen ecosystem: Yoan operates inside Professor Yunus' network (Grameen Creative Lab, Yunus Centre and national Yunus organisations), helping translate social-business ideas into sport-sector programs and national partnerships (including leadership roles in Yunus France). thespot+1
Polyglot, athlete-turned-practitioner comfortable across international contexts: raised in southern France, with study time in Stockholm and multi-country professional experience (Europe, Brazil), Yoan combines language skills, elite-sport experience (rugby) and large-event operations experience to coach athletes and sport organisations toward entrepreneurial, sustainable models. laprovence+2

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Rugby — former competitive player (played at high level; continued to play in Brazil during professional stint). laprovence+1

Sport & social innovation advocacy — frequent speaker, traveler and connector between athletes and social entrepreneurship. yunussportshub+1