at break even. Blanc's masterpiece in the last five years has been also to radically modify the new stadium project as well as close the financing for the construction of the new Juventus arena. This arena along with a 35,000 square meters mall is the first to be built in Italy since 1990 and is the only one privately owned by an Italian football club. Blanc has stated many times that the stadium is the future for Juventus, a major revenue-booster and the new soul of the team. On May 19, 2010, Blanc left his role as Chairman of the Board of Juventus to Andrea Agnelli, son of former Chairman Umberto Agnelli. Blanc retained his role as General Manager and CEO. Agnelli's response to Blanc's confirmed responsibilities was, "He will take care of the operations management of the club at 360 degrees and focus mainly on the development of revenues, managed our international relations with UEFA and FIFA as well as follow up on the stadium project strategic for the future of the Club." On May 11, 2011, in line with his working contract and in agreement with the owners of the club, Blanc released his executive powers to the Board of Juventus and resigned as CEO. Instead, he became a member of the Board of Directors. However, Blanc tendered his resignation and left the Board of Directors post on October 15, 2011. References External links Juventus Football Club - Official Website Profile on Juventus.com Juventus F.C. chairmen and investors Harvard Business School alumni Living people 1963 births People from Chambéry French expatriates in the United States French expatriates in Italy Juventus F.C. directors French football chairmen and investors Paris Saint-Germain F.C. non-playing staff