Gilles Paché is a university professor in management sciences and management at Aix-Marseille University. Former president of AIRL-SCM and director of Aix-Marseille University Editions, he has published or coordinated around twenty works, including Management des services : convergences, contrastes and controverses (Presses universitaires de Provence) and La Société malade de la Covid-19 : regards logistiques croisés (Presses universitaires d’Aix-Marseille). He is also the author of numerous articles, chapters and reports for public bodies. His research topics concern service management, football club governance and the deployment of logistics strategies