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Ex-Alstom manager arrested in graft probe: Swiss authorities
- 2008-08-22
GENEVA AFP — Police arrested a former manager of French engineering group Alstom in a corruption and money-laundering probe, Swiss prosecutors said Friday. Judicial police are investigating allegations of dishonest management practices, corruption and money-laundering "against a former high-level compliance manager of Alstom," the public prosecutor's office said in...
Alstom infrastructure boom boosts annual profits by half
- 2008-05-07
PARIS AFP — French engineering giant Alstom reported a 56-percent rise in net profit for its last financial year on Wednesday and said orders had reached record high levels because of strong global demand for infrastructure. The group, which sells turbines for power stations and the TGV high-speed train...
Prosecutors probe Alstom for contract corruption
- 2008-05-06
PARIS AFP — French prosecutors suspect engineering giant Alstom, builder of power stations and high-speed trains, of bribing foreign officials to win contracts, a judicial source said Tuesday. Prosecutors started an investigation on November 7 into suspected "corruption of foreign public agents" and "abusive use of assets," the source...
Sarkozy signs 2 bln dollar trade, military deals with Morocco
- 2007-10-22
MARRAKESH, Morocco AFP — France signed more than two billion euros (2.8 billion dollars) of civilian and military contracts with Morocco on Monday during a state visit by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Top among them was a draft accord for the construction of a high-speed TGV train between the...
Bouygues snaps up 30.07 percent of Alstom's capital
- 2007-10-05
PARIS AFP — French construction firm Bouygues said Friday it had acquired 30.07 percent of French engineering company Alstom after snapping up shares over the past few months. Bouygues said in a statement its shareholding had growth from 25.35 percent on June 30 to 30.07 percent on October 5....
European shares rebound across board
- 2007-09-11
LONDON AFP — Europe's main stock markets rallied on Tuesday following a modest rebound for Japanese equity prices in Asian trade. The London FTSE 100 index of leading shares surged 1.46 percent to 6,223.70 points in afternoon trade. Frankfurt's DAX 30 won 1.13 percent to 7,459.68 points and...
France's Alstom wins 63.8 mln dollar contract for Delhi Metro
- 2007-06-06
NEW DELHI AFP — France's Alstom Transport announced Wednesday it had won a contract to supply operations systems for the Indian capital's metro rail network worth 63.8 million dollars (45.5 million euros). Alstom, which builds the high-speed TGV train, will supply the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation with a train...
Bouygues reports surge in profits on construction success
- 2006-12-07
PARIS AFP — French conglomerate Bouygues has said that its net profit in the third quarter of the year rose by 42 percent, driven by the strong growth of its construction and roadworks businesses. Net profit totalled 923 million euros (1.2 billion dollars) in the period on sales of 19.1...
ELECTRONIC APPLIANCES CARTEL.
- 2006-11-15
The European Commission is expected before Christmas to condemn a dozen companies for participating in an illegal understanding in the electronic appliances sector, according to AFP reports, quoting a number of sources. The businesses concerned are expected to include the French Schneider, Alstom and Areva groups,...
French railroad to take bids from Japanese train makers
- 2006-10-18
PARIS AFP — The French national railway SNCF will invite Japanese groups to bid on contracts for its next generation of high-speed trains, a newspaper has reported but the company immediately played this down. The daily Le Parisien quoted the director of high-speed operations at the group's France Europe Voyagers...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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