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Scandal-hit Deutsche Telekom to curb staff data access: boss
- 2008-06-04
BERLIN AFP — Deutsche Telekom, Europe's biggest phone company, will curb employee access to client data, its boss said Wednesday as he tried to contain a scandal sparked by the groups' spying on journalists. "We are going to train staff and reduce data access rights," chairman Rene Obermann told...
D-Telekom hires ex-judge for internal spying probe
- 2008-05-30
BERLIN AFP — Germany's national phone company Deutsche Telekom said on Friday it has hired a retired judge to conduct an internal probe after a spying scandal saw it raided by prosecutors. Gerhard Schaefer, 70, the former head of Germany's highest court, will "examine all relevant data security aspects...
Former Deutsche Telekom boss implicated in spy scandal: report
- 2008-05-28
FRANKFURT AFP — A former personnel director of the German telecommunications operator Deutsche Telekom Wednesday accused two of the group's former bosses of involvement in a telephone spy scandal. Former chairman Kai-Uwe Ricke and supervisory board president Klaus Zumwinckel were more involved than initially thought, Heinz Klinkhammer told the...
German phone company rocked by spying scandal
- 2008-05-25
BERLIN AFP — Former telecoms monopoly Deutsche Telekom over the weekend became the latest German firm to be rocked by revelations of spying on its employees. Deutsche Telekom, Europe's biggest phone company, confirmed on Saturday allegations in Spiegel magazine that it hired an outside firm to track hundreds of...
Greece clears Deutsche Telekom deal on OTE: ministry sources
- 2008-05-14
ATHENS AFP — Greece on Wednesday approved the terms of a deal with German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom for joint management of the Hellenic Telecom Organisation OTE, the country's main operator, the economy ministry said. The transaction has sparked the ire of the left-wing opposition movement Pasok and unions...
Deutsche Telekom eyes up Sprint takeover
- 2008-05-03
BERLIN AFP — German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom is examining a possible bid for loss-making US mobile provider Sprint Nextel, Germany's Der Spiegel said Saturday. "The Sprint project is top priority," the weekly news magazine said, while specifying that there is "for the moment" no formal offer for shares...
Deutsche Telekom boss warns of more job cuts
- 2008-02-18
FRANKFURT AFP — Deutsche Telekom, which has already announced that it would eliminate 32,000 jobs, plans to cut even more, chief executive Rene Obermann said Monday in an interview. "We have to be honest. Our staff costs are not yet at the level of our competition," Obermann told the...
Tata to buy stake in Deutsche Telekom unit: report
- 2008-01-27
BERLIN AFP — Indian conglomerate Tata plans to buy a stake in a high-tech unit of Germany's Deutsche Telekom which would see thousands of jobs outsourced, according to a German weekly newsmagazine. In a report in its upcoming issue on Monday, Focus said the Indian group -- specialising in...
Deutsche Telekom shareholder lawsuit to start in April: report
- 2007-12-21
FRANKFURT AFP — A lawsuit by more than 10,000 shareholders against German telecommunications operator Deutsche Telekom is to begin in April, the Financial Times Deutschland said Friday. Shareholders are claiming compensation of around 100 million euros (140 million dollars) from the telecoms operator, which they say overvalued several pieces...
Deutsche Telekom to sell Apple iPhone without subscription
- 2007-11-21
FRANKFURT AFP — German telecommunications operator Deutsche Telekom said Wednesday that as a result of a court ruling it would sell Apple's iPhone without forcing customers to sign up to the operator's mobile telephone service. It was the first time that exclusive distribution conditions of the iPhone through a...
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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