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Pierre LouetteNumber of Employees 2,000
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Alcatel-Lucent names new management team
- 2008-09-02
PARIS AFP — French-US telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent named Ben Verwaayen, former head of British telecom group BT, and Philippe Camus, co-director of French media group Lagardere, in a new top management team on Tuesday. They will replace the founders of Alcatel-Lucent, Serge Tchuruk and Patricia Russo, who resigned...
BT posts sliding profits in first quarter
- 2008-07-31
LONDON AFP — Telecoms operator BT Group said on Thursday that net profits sank 35 percent in the first quarter of its fiscal year amid fierce competition for broadband Internet services and higher restructuring costs. Net profits stood at 397 million pounds (504 million euros, 786 million dollars) in...
BT profit dives 75 percent in third quarter
- 2008-02-07
LONDON AFP — British telecoms operator BT Group on Thursday said net profits slumped 75 percent during its third quarter, skewed by an exceptional tax gain made the previous fiscal year. Profit after tax dived to 365 million pounds (487 million euros, 712 million dollars) in the three months...
BT to slash 5,000 posts, as profits fall
- 2007-11-08
LONDON AFP — British telecoms operator BT Group said Thursday that 5,000 jobs would be lost this year, as it announced that net profit slid by nearly a third during its second quarter. BT Group chief executive Ben Verwaayen confirmed the number of jobs to go under a previously...
Genetically engineered crops may have a role in sustainable agriculture: study
- 2007-06-07
CHICAGO AFP — Genetically engineered crops have a legitimate role to play in sustainable agriculture and in some cases are more environmentally friendly than conventional crops, a study released Thursday found. US researchers who reviewed 42 field experiments involving Bt insect-resistant corn and cotton in the United States, India,...
Vodafone chairman to depart, replaced by outgoing HSBC chief
- 2005-12-05
LONDON AFP — Vodafone, the British telecommunications giant, announced that its chairman Ian MacLaurin will retire from the board in July 2006, to be replaced by John Bond, the outgoing chairman of banking group HSBC. Vodafone chief executive Arun Sarin said in a statement that MacLaurin had been an...
BT Group plans Asian comeback
- 2005-11-24
SINGAPORE, AFP — British telecoms operator BT Group, once the biggest foreign player in Asia's telecommunications market, is planning an aggressive return to the region, a report said citing top executives. The Business Times said the group had started hiring staff, buying companies and real estate, and investing in...
Britain's BT Group snaps up small IT company
- 2005-10-31
LONDON AFP — British telecoms operator BT Group said it had bought technology group Total Network Solutions TNS for an undisclosed sum. The telecoms giant said the acquisition of small peer TNS would strengthen its position as a leading provider of IT networks. TNS employs 92 people, all...
BT Group sets up unit to open up networks to competitors
- 2005-09-22
LONDON AFP — British telecoms operator BT Group created a new unit designed to open up its network to competitors, following a regulatory review of the sector. Industry regulator Ofcom also said that it accepted undertakings from BT Group to grant equal access to rival telecoms service providers --...
Death could be averted by 'downloaded brains', British futurologist says
- 2005-05-21
LONDON AFP — Death could become a thing of the past by the mid-21st century as computer technology becomes sophisticated enough for the contents of a brain to be "downloaded" onto a supercomputer, according to a leading British futurologist. However, he told the Observer newspaper on Sunday, this technology...
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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