NATIONAL PRESIDENT
Aaron Obadia
Represents Round Table France, leads the National Board and Committee, oversees major national events and represents France internationally.
Open the presentation (FR) ↗TRANSPARENCY · TEAM · TRADITIONSREAL PEOPLE.
REAL PEOPLE.
NO MYSTERY.
Round Table France is open about its traditions. Meet the 2026–2027 National Board, understand what each role actually does and discover the meaning of the collars, badges and ceremonies that can look unusual from the outside.
NATIONAL BOARD 2026–2027AN ELECTED TEAM.
AN ELECTED TEAM.
RESPONSIBILITY, NOT RANK.
The National Board represents and administers the association, supports local Tables and Regions and implements collective decisions. Board roles are temporary responsibilities carried by active members.
The titles may sound formal; in practice they mean time, work and accountability to the membership.
NATIONAL BOARD 2026–20277 PEOPLE.
7 PEOPLE.
7 RESPONSIBILITIES.
National responsibilities carried by active members for a limited period. Open each portrait to discover the personal presentation created for the current team.
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Rémi Garreau
Supports continuity and Round Table spirit, advises the President and maintains links with the wider Quatalagor family.
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NATIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT
Alexandre Kauder
Prepares the following presidential year, supports new and developing Tables and drives the Action & Membership Growth dynamic.
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NATIONAL SECRETARY
Mattéo Mézière
Coordinates administration, minutes and member records, and helps information flow between local Tables, Regions and the national level.
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NATIONAL TREASURER
Antoine Van Maercken
Manages income, expenditure and association assets, monitors budgets and reports the financial position to the National Board and Committee.
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NATIONAL I.R.O.
Yassine Djellel
Leads international relations, links Round Table France with Round Table International and helps members connect and travel abroad.
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NATIONAL EDITOR
Bastien Chiron
Leads Autour des Tables, national publications and editorial communication, highlighting the actions and stories of local Tables and Regions.
Open the presentation (FR) ↗WIDER TEAMVERY CONCRETE
VERY CONCRETE
MISSIONS.
The National Board can appoint active members to specific missions. These roles add skills and capacity, not another layer of hierarchy.
SO, WHAT ABOUT THE COLLARS?A RESPONSIBILITY.
01 02 03 04
A RESPONSIBILITY.
NOT A MYSTERY.
The Round Table France Guide describes the collar as a symbol of continuity, respect and commitment. It identifies a member who has accepted a particular responsibility in service of the association, and carries the memory of those who held the role before.
IT IDENTIFIES A ROLE
Local President, Regional Board, National Board, appointed member… different ribbons indicate different responsibilities.
IT IS PASSED ON
The handover is a reminder that no office belongs to one person forever.
IT REMINDS THE DUTIES
The Guide stresses humility: the collar is first of all a reminder of what the wearer owes the association.
IT IS NOT A RANK
Wearing a collar does not make a member superior. It makes a temporary responsibility visible.
A FEW VISUAL CODES
Local PresidentBlack ribbon.
National Board memberSymmetrical tricolour ribbon.
National PresidentWide blue, white and red ribbon.
National appointed memberWhite ribbon.
You can see these differences clearly in the official portraits above.
WORDS THAT CAN SOUND STRANGETHE JARGON,
THE JARGON,
PLAINLY EXPLAINED.
From outside Round Table, some traditional words can sound mysterious. In practice they describe ordinary association life and traditions passed from one generation of members to the next.
The regular meeting of a local Table: projects, guests, association business and time together.
The official welcome ceremony for a new member after admission. Ceremonial, yes. Secret, no.
The Round Table emblem. Its circle represents unity; the segments equality, diversity and continual renewal.
A local Table emblem exchanged during visits, carrying the identity of a city and the memory of meetings.
A chain of office passed from one role-holder to the next, making responsibility visible.
Our motto: learn from what works, adapt it to the present and keep improving.
OPEN, CLEAR, ACCESSIBLEASK US
AN ASSOCIATION, NOT A CULT NON-POLITICAL & NON-DENOMINATIONAL NOT A BUSINESS CLUB COME AND SEE FOR YOURSELF
ASK US
ANYTHING.
The official Guide is explicit: Round Table is neither a secret association nor a business society. It is a movement where young men meet, act, travel, debate and build friendships.
No hidden doctrine, no spiritual authority and no secret to protect. Rules, organisation and responsibilities are part of ordinary association life.
Round Table France does not take political or religious positions. Different views are part of the conversation, not a line imposed on members.
Professional diversity is intentional. The purpose is friendship, initiative, service and personal growth, not business referrals.
The easiest way to understand Round Table is to meet a local Table, ask whatever you want and make up your own mind.
HOW DOES IT WORK?FROM LOCAL
FROM LOCAL
TO NATIONAL.
Round Table life starts locally. The national level is not “above” the Tables: it represents, coordinates and supports a network of autonomous local associations.
LOCAL TABLE
The heart of the movement: meetings, friendship, service projects, events and ideas rooted in a town or area.
REGION
It connects local Tables, creates opportunities to meet and carries local needs across the network.
NATIONAL
It represents Round Table France, coordinates shared projects and supports the movement across the country.
THE SIMPLEST WAY?COME AND
COME AND
MEET US.
You do not need to understand every tradition before walking through the door. A local Table can simply invite you to an evening, answer your questions and let you see the atmosphere for yourself.