(ATR)Paris 2024 is moving its headquarters to the Boulevard Haussmann.
The bid team is currently housed at the Maison du Sport in Paris, which also serves as the headquarters of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee.
Known for housing the flagship store of the Galeries Lafayette and Printemps, the Boulevard Haussmann is mostly lined with other shops, apartment blocks and restaurants.
The move, reported by Francs Jeux, will allow Paris 2024 to persist in its recruitment efforts. The committee expects to hire a staff of 40 people over the next two years to work on the bid.
As of Sept. 17, twenty-two consultants are listed as working for the five candidate cities for the 2024 Olympics on the IOC's website.
Aside from Paris, Budapest, Hamburg, Los Angeles and Rome are bidding to host the 2024 Games.
Hamburg and Paris have each recruited seven consultants so far. GMP and Faktor 3 Sport are among those on board for the German bid.
Mike Lee's Vero Communications, Seven46 and Keneo are the most familiar names for the French bid. Nick Varley's Seven46 has been involved in the last three winning Summer Olympic bids.
Paris 2024 CEO Etienne Thobois was a director at Keneo from January 2010 to June 2015 before quitting to take on the bid leadership role.
The IOC vote on a host for the 2024 Olympics is taking place in 2017 at the IOC Session in Lima, Peru.
Written byNicole Bennett
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