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Gresham Computing plc at Association of Finance Professionals Conference, Los Angeles October 19-22, 2008
- 2008-10-17
NEW YORK -- Gresham Computing plc ("Gresham") is pleased to announce that Eric Sepkes, Chairman of Gresham, is attending the upcoming Association of Financial Professionals AFP conference in Los Angeles. Eric Sepkes spent 38 years at Citi in various roles and is well known for his thought leadership in...
Bank of China welcomes convictions in huge embezzlement case
- 2008-09-02
BEIJING AFP — The Bank of China, one of the nation's top lenders, Tuesday welcomed the conviction in the United States of two former managers for record-setting fraud estimated at nearly half a billion dollars. The two, Xu Chaofan and Xu Guojun, were convicted by a federal jury in...
Euro falls below $1.45 for first time since Feb 12
- 2008-09-02
LONDON AFP — The euro fell below the 1.45 dollars level for the first time since February 12 as the market anticipated lower interest rates in the euro zone. In early London trade, the euro was at 1.4499 dollars, down from 1.4582 dollars in Asian deals and from 1.4606...
Commerzbank shares drop 10 pct on news of Dresdner takeover
- 2008-09-01
FRANKFURT AFP — Shares in Germany's second biggest bank, Commerzbank, fell 10 percent on Monday after it announced a near 10-billion-euro takeover of number three Dresdner Bank. Investors pushed the share price down by 10.20 percent to 18.04 euros at the close on the Frankfurt stock exchange, while the...
Israeli troops shoot Palestinian in face during raid: medics
- 2008-09-01
RAMALLAH, West Bank AFP — Israeli troops shot a Palestinian man in the face with three rubber bullets during an overnight raid in the West Bank Monday, leaving him critically wounded, Palestinian medics said. Security forces had come to the village of Nilin -- the site of weekly demonstrations...
SKorean bank confirms talks with Lehman
- 2008-09-01
SEOUL AFP — South Korea's state-run Korea Development Bank KDB confirmed Tuesday it is holding talks about a possible investment in troubled US investment bank Lehman Brothers. "KDB is in talks with Lehman Brothers," a spokesman told AFP after weeks of speculation. KDB chief Min Euoo-Sung, quoted by...
Israel opens Al Aqsa mosque to some Palestinians for Ramadan
- 2008-08-31
JERUSALEM AFP — Israel said Sunday it will allow some, but not all Palestinians to go to the Al Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem during the holy month of Ramadan that begins Monday. In a statement, the Israeli military said Palestinian men aged 45 to 50 and married could...
G20 examines slowing world economy, inflation
- 2008-08-31
RIO DE JANEIRO AFP — Officials from the G20 group of industrialized and developing nations wrapped up a weekend meeting here Sunday that examined the effects of slowing world economic growth and climbing inflation, participants told reporters. "We are looking at how to face inflationary pressures and growth problems,"...
Libyan magic transforms banks of the Nile in Khartoum
- 2008-08-31
KHARTOUM AFP — With its panoramic views of the Nile but also of mud homes sinking into flooded swampland, Sudan's flashest hotel brings the flair of Moamer Kadhafi and Italian luxury to a capital struggling to keep up. Burj al-Fateh Hotel -- 18 floors of steel and glass shaped...
Bradford & Bingley bank says suffers first-half loss
- 2008-08-29
LONDON AFP — British mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley said on Friday that it had endured a net loss of 17.2 million pounds (21.3 million euros, 31.4 million dollars) in the first half of 2008. The bank had posted profit after tax totalling 129 million pounds during the first...
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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