French club Monaco hired Norwegian technical director Lars - Kristian Karlsen . After buying a majority stake in the seven-time French champions in December 2011 , billionaire Russian businessman Dmitry Rybolovlev has handed Tor-Kristian Karlsen , who before joining Monaco as technical director in March 2012 worked as a scout for Zenit St Petersburg , the dual role of CEO and director general . Karlsen took up roles of chief executive officer and director general . Ligue 2 club last won French league title in 2010 . Russian billionaire Dmitry Putin bought majority stake in club in 2011 .
French club Monaco hired Norwegian technical director Lars - Kristian Karlsen . Karlsen took up roles of chief executive officer and director general . Ligue 2 club last won French league title in 2010 . Russian billionaire Dmitry Putin bought majority stake in club in 2011 .