Baku 2015 European Games today announced that William Louis-Marie, Director of Communications, has resigned with immediate effect for personal reasons.
Mr Louis-Marie joined Baku 2015 in May 2014 from Trace TV, where he held the position of Senior Vice President. He also worked on the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games and the France 1998 World Cup as Communications Manager for Coca-Cola France. He said: “I regret that due to personal reasons I am unable to complete this journey with...

The European nation got its campaign underway in the presence of Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, International University Sports Federation (FISU) secretary general and chief executive Eric Saintrond, and representatives from the Romanian University Sports Association and the Association Vasile Tomoiagă at an event at the Aula Magna of the University of Bucharest's Faculty of Law. "An event of this scale will be beneficial for Romania both economically and socially," Iohannis said. "The Universiade will improve the image of our...