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Pierre LouetteNumber of Employees 2,000
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Dominican hurler expected to survive after car crash
- 2007-11-28
CLEVELAND, United States AFP — Domincan southpaw pitcher Juan Lara of the Cleveland Indians was listed in critical but stable condition Wednesday following injuries in an automobile crash, the Major League Baseball club said. The driver of a motorcycle that struck Lara's suburban utility vehicle and a passenger on...
French into pole position as Coma crashes out of Dakar Rally
- 2007-01-19
TAMBACOUNDA, Senegal AFP — French racers have taken control of the Dakar Rally standings in cars and motorcycles after bike champion Marc Coma of Spain crashed out. His countryman Carlos Sainz, driving a Volkswagen, won the car section of the stage with France's Stephane Peterhansel finishing second to maintain his...
Champ–car adds Dutch, Belgian races to 2007 season
- 2007-01-16
INDIANAPOLIS, United States AFP — Champ-car will return to Europe for the first time since 2003, the open-wheel racing series will stage races in September in Belgium and the Netherlands. Adding races on September 2 at TT Circuit in Assen, Netherlands, and one week later at the Zolder circuit in...
Thirteen injured in blasts, one shot dead, in restive Thai south
- 2006-11-09
YALA, Thailand AFP — Suspected Islamic militants staged near-simultaneous bombings at eight vehicle showrooms in Thailand's insurgency-torn south, injuring 13, police said, while one man was shot dead. The attacks in Yala and Pattani provinces came a day after new premier Surayud Chulanont visited the Muslim-majority region, where separatist violence...
Nine injured in blasts, one shot dead, in restive Thai south
- 2006-11-08
YALA, Thailand AFP — At least nine people have been injured in eight coordinated blasts at car and motorcycle showrooms in Thailand's insurgency-torn south, police said, while one man was shot dead. The attacks in Yala and Pattani provinces came a day after new premier Surayud Chulanont visited the Muslim-majority...
US drivers hop on scooters to dodge rising gas prices
- 2006-09-04
WASHINGTON AFP — With rising gas prices an increasing number of US drivers have hopped on scooters, long a favorite in parts of the world familiar with pricey gasoline. Karl Levithan, retired at 55, tools around the Washington suburbs on his silver Vespa from April to November while the weather...
Army general killed in suicide bombing near Sri Lanka capital
- 2006-06-25
COLOMBO AFP — A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber has assassinated the Sri Lankan army's deputy chief of staff, dealing another blow to the island's unravelling peace process. Major General Parami Kulatunga, the army's number three, was driving on a main highway in a Colombo suburb when the bomber...
De Villiers into overall lead in Dakar rally
- 2006-01-05
ZOUERAT, Mauritania AFP — France's Thierry Magnaldi in a Schlesser-Ford won the car section on the sixth stage of the Dakar Rally with South Africa's Giniel de Villiers grabbing the overall lead. Magnaldi clocked 3hr 22min 54sec over the 444km timed section on the 792-km-long run from Tan Tan...
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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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