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Pierre LouetteNumber of Employees 2,000
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Bertelsmann wants to sell Sony BMG stake to Sony
- 2008-06-10
FRANKFURT AFP — German media group Bertelsmann is in talks with Japanese partner Sony on the sale of Bertelsmann's half in their jointly owned music company Sony BMG, a newspaper said Tuesday. Each has owned half of the music publishing firm since 2004, and Sony has an option to...
Media giant Bertelsmann posts sharp drop in profit
- 2008-03-18
FRANKFURT AFP — Bertelsmann, the fifth largest media group in the world and owner of broadcaster RTL, said Tuesday that profit fell sharply last year due to charges linked to problems with its book and DVD sales unit Direct Group. Net profit at Bertelsmann, which is active in radio...
Bertelsmann plans buying spree after profits soar
- 2007-03-21
BERLIN AFP — German media giant Bertelsmann said Wednesday it was planning a buying spree after its net profit soared in 2006. But the company said it would wait until 2008 to make new acquisitions in order to give itself time to absorb the cost of a share buy-back...
Sony and Bertelsmann appeal against EU court ruling
- 2006-10-05
LUXEMBOURG AFP — Japanese electronics giant Sony and Germany's Bertelsmann, the largest media group in Europe, have appealed against an EU court ruling that scuppered a planned merger of their music businesses, the European Court of Justice has said. "A joint appeal was lodged on Tuesday," a European Court of...
Bertelsmann agrees to sell BMG Music Publishing to Vivendi for 1.63 bln euros
- 2006-09-06
FRANKFURT AFP — German media giant Bertelsmann said it had agreed to sell its BMG Music Publishing arm to French group Vivendi for 1.63 billion euros two billion dollars. The deal has already been approved by the supervisory boards of both Bertelsmann and Vivendi, the German group said in a...
Warner, Viacom and Universal make bids for BMG Music
- 2006-09-03
NEW YORK AFP — Warner Music Group Corp., Universal Music Group and Viacom Inc. have made bids for BMG Music Publishing, a unit of German media giant Bertelsmann AG, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the situation. The final round of an auction for BMG closed Thursday...
Bertelsmann ready to pay 4.0 bln euros for GBL's stake
- 2006-05-24
FRANKFURT AFP — German media giant Bertelsmann is prepared to pay up to four billion euros five billion dollars for the 25.1-percent stake held by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert GBL in order to avert a stock market flotation. Bertelsmann is ready to pay up to four billion euros for the...
Bertelsmann family shareholders to buy out GBL in cash
- 2006-05-19
FRANKFURT AFP — Bertelsmann's family shareholders are to offer up to four billion euros five billion dollars for the 25.1-percent stake held by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert GBL in order to avert a flotation of the German media giant, a newspaper report said. The Mohn family are to make GBL,...
'Authentic' Bill Clinton memoir set for September release in China
- 2004-08-11
SHANGHAI AFP ? The authentic Chinese version of Bill Clinton's memoir "My Life" is set for publication in China next month after Yilin Press and Bertelsmann Asia bought the rights, publishing executives said. Chinese press reports said Alfred Knopf was paid 200,000 dollars for the former president's best-selling book....
EU approves Sony-Bertelsmann music tie-up: EU source
- 2004-07-19
BRUSSELS AFP ? The European Commission gave an unconditional green light to a merger between Japan's Sony and the music arm of Germany's Bertelsmann, in the latest global entertainment industry tie-up, an EU source said. "The Commission has given its green light without conditions," the source said, confirming information...
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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 |
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| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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