Tristan Lavier

Tristan Lavier for Parthenon Japan

TRISTAN LAVIER

Sponsorship Communications Specialist

Senior Advisor

Overview

  • Head of Communications for the International Table Tennis Federation
  • Served as international communications senior manager for the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee
  • Specializes in large-scale event coordination
  • Speaks French, English, Japanese, and Spanish

Bio

Tristan is a seasoned, multinational strategic communications consultant with a penchant for granular reputation audits & management. A French national, he brings over a decade of experience in Japan’s sports and communications industries to Parthenon Japan.

Currently, Tristan serves as the Head of Communications for the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). Before joining ITTF, he served as Senior Manager, International Communications Department of the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, where liaised with international media, navigated the narrow path of keeping diverse stakeholders satisfied, trained inbound executives, and handled crisis communication.

Tristan is passionate about large-scale events, and maintains a global network of top sports journalists and event industry professionals. He is fluent in French and English, and has a strong command of Spanish and Japanese.