Rather than attempting to question his credibility some basic research would have saved yours.
For the record, Prof David Khayat is the president of the French National Cancer Institute, is on the steering committee of the World Alliance of Cancer Research Organisations and is the associate editor of the Journal of Clinical Oncology and Cancer. He was one of the organisers of the Charter of Paris Against Cancer in 2000 and has the Order of Merit and the Legion of Honour.
There would be few people more eminently qualified to present this particular award.