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Pierre LouetteNumber of Employees 2,000
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Sprinter Gatlin appeals ban to sport court in bid to race at Beijing
- 2008-01-22
LOS ANGELES AFP — Reigning 100-meter Olympic champion Justin Gatlin has filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport CAS over a four-year doping ban imposed by a US arbitration panel, his lawyer said Tuesday. The appeal filed Monday, three weeks after a US Anti-Doping Agency USADA...
Sprinter Gatlin receives four-year drugs ban
- 2008-01-01
WASHINGTON AFP — Reigning 100-meter Olympic champion Justin Gatlin was suspended for four years for a 2006 doping violation and forfeits his former 100m world record run, the US Anti-Doping Agency announced Tuesday. A three-member arbitration panel voted 2-1 to impose a four-year ban upon the 25-year-old American sprinter...
Shaken-up sumo champ Asashoryu to see psychiatrist
- 2007-08-02
TOKYO AFP — Top-ranked sumo champion Asashoryu needs to see a psychiatrist after being shaken up by the severe punishment handed out by the sport's authorities, his stable master said. The Japan Sumo Association has banned the Mongolian legend from competing until late November after he was caught playing...
Press wonders if it's end of sumo grand champ Asashoryu
- 2007-08-01
TOKYO AFP — The Japanese press wondered Thursday if sumo authorities' unprecedented punishment on top-ranked Asashoryu would mean the end of his illustrious but controversial career. The Japan Sumo Association Wednesday banned the Mongolian -- the fifth ranked wrestler in the history of the ancient sport -- for playing...
Schumacher's manager leaps to German's defence
- 2006-05-28
MONACO AFP — Michael Schumacher's manager Willi Weber defended his driver after the German was relegated to the back of the grid for the Monaco Grand Prix. Schumacher, 37, appeared to be on pole position for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix, but parked his car on the track at the...
Arch-rivals Wenger and Ferguson in agreement shock
- 2003-12-20
LONDON AFP ? Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger found himself on the same wavelength as Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson for once over what he believed was Sepp Blatter's interference in the Rio Ferdinand affair. United's England defender Ferdinand was banned for eight months and fined 50,000 pounds (88,400 dollars)...
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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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