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Chrysler announces management changes
- 2008-08-04
DETROIT AFP — Chrysler LLC announced several management changes Monday as it vies to beat back a sales decline tied to gasoline-guzzling trucks and sport utility vehicles SUVs. The automaker, which is controlled by the private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP, announced the promotion of two female executives...
Chrysler US sales plunge 29 percent in July
- 2008-08-01
WASHINGTON AFP — Chrysler LLC on Friday reported a 29-percent decline in US sales in July from a year ago to 98,109 units as consumers shied away from gasoline-guzzling light trucks and sport utility vehicles. "We are writing a new chapter in the auto industry story as customers, dealers...
UAE company snaps up Chrysler Building
- 2008-07-09
NEW YORK AFP — The Abu Dhabi Investment Council has bought the landmark Chrysler Building in New York for 800 millon dollars, sources close to the deal said Wednesday. The Abu Dhabi Investment Council, an investment arm of the Gulf emirate, was reported last month by the Wall Street...
Abu Dhabi fund snaps up NY's Chrysler Building
- 2008-07-09
NEW YORK AFP — The cash-rich Abu Dhabi Investment Council has bought one of New York's best-known skyscrapers, the Chrysler Building, for a heady 800 million dollars, sources close to the deal said Wednesday. Despite a sharp downturn in the US housing market in recent years, bidding for landmark...
Gulf fund eyes purchase of US Chrysler Building
- 2008-06-12
NEW YORK AFP — New York's Chrysler Building, a skyscraper icon, is being targeted for purchase by an oil-rich Middle East sovereign wealth fund, US media reported Thursday. The Abu Dhabi Investment Council, an investment arm of the Gulf emirate, is in talks with a subsidiary of Prudential Financial...
Daimler first quarter profit slumps despite gains at Mercedes
- 2008-04-29
FRANKFURT AFP — German auto and truck giant Daimler said Tuesday that first quarter net profit fell 30 percent despite a strong performance at its flagship Mercedes-Benz brand. Overall group net profit slumped to 1.3 billion euros (2.0 billion dollars), while operating profit shed 40 percent to 1.97 billion...
Chrysler chief denies alliance talks with Fiat
- 2008-04-17
DETROIT, Michigan AFP — Chrysler LLC chief executive Robert Nardelli denied reports Thursday that the US carmaker was in talks with Italy's Fiat about a possible alliance. "There are no talks," Nardelli said after a speech in Detroit, Michigan, rejecting reports in Europe that Chrysler was in talks with...
Strikes hits key supplier for GM, Chrysler
- 2008-02-25
DETROIT, Michigan AFP — The United Auto Workers launched a strike Tuesday against Detroit-based American Axle and Manufacturing Holding Inc AAM, a key supplier to both General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC. The strike began shortly after midnight after the company and union negotiators reached an impasse over wage...
Chrysler says dispute-hit plants resume operations
- 2008-02-06
WASHINGTON AFP — US automaker Chrysler LLC said Wednesday that production in plants affected by a dispute with a parts supplier has resumed under an interim agreement with the company. "All of our plants are returning to their normal scheduled production programs," Chrysler spokesman Kevin Frazier told AFP. ...
Chrysler recalls 576,000 trucks on faulty gearshift
- 2007-12-07
CHICAGO AFP — Chrysler LLC will voluntarily recall more than 576,000 trucks, vans and sports utility vehicles because of a faulty gearshift, the automaker said Friday. "In a limited number of cases, long-term wear on the shift assembly can erode the height of the shift blocker, creating the potential...
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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