BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$325.0M
- Private
- FR
Dow Jones Description
International News Services
Chairman & CEO
Pierre LouetteNumber of Employees 2,000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers: 711510
Recent Events
-
China Mobile Seeks iPhone
-
Virgin, Delta Team on Pacific Route
News & Analysis
Filter by
agence france-presse and entrepreneurship and virgin atlantic - All News and Analysis
Branson: I'm no mile-high club virgin
- 2007-07-29
LONDON AFP — Richard Branson, the Virgin Atlantic airline chief, lifted the lid on how he joined the mile-high club in a plane toilet, in interview extracts released Sunday. The British entrepreneur said it was "every man's dream," adding that he had to wipe handprints off the toilet mirror...
Fingers crossed for Fossett as Global Flyer heads to Europe
- 2006-02-10
LONDON AFP — US aviator Steve Fossett is to decide whether his plane has the fuel it needs to cross the North Atlantic and claim the record for the longest-ever non-stop flight. Traversing his native United States in his one-of-a-kind Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, the 61-year-old serial adventurer said he...
GlobalFlyer poised for non-stop round-the-world flight
- 2005-02-28
SALINA, United States AFP — The final countdown was underway for a 5:00 pm (2300 GMT) takeoff of the experimental plane aiming to make the first solo, non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world, organizers said. The Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer will be piloted by 60-year-old American adventurer Steve Fossett, who...
Fossett, Branson unveil plane to be used for record flight
- 2004-01-08
LOS ANGELES AFP ? US adventurer Steve Fossett and British entrepreneur Richard Branson unveiled the plane to be used in an attempt to make the first solo circumnavigation of the globe without refueling. The aircraft, the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, was displayed to the press at the workshop in California's...
Around-the-world alone on one tank of gas
- 2004-01-07
LOS ANGELES AFP ? American adventurer Steve Fossett and British entrepreneur Richard Branson are to unveil at a desert hanger near the plane to be used in an attempt to make the first solo circumnavigation of the globe on one tank of gas. Fossett, a millionaire businessman who holds...
- 1
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 |
Industry Transcripts by Seeking Alpha
-
Warner Music Group F4Q09 (Qtr End 9/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript
on Nov 24, 2009about WMG
-
Image Entertainment Inc. F2Q10 (Qtr End 30/09/09) Earnings Call Transcript
on Nov 12, 2009about DISK
-
Walt Disney F4Q09 (Qtr End 10/3/09) Earnings Call Transcript
on Nov 12, 2009about DIS
-
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
on Nov 11, 2009about NXST
-
Gray Television, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
on Nov 09, 2009about GTN
Glass Door
Media Industry Companies
| Company | Employer Rating |
| CBS Corp |  |
| News Corp |  |
| Gannett | |
| Disney |  |
| Time Warner | |
IndustryTop Rated
- Google Offers Free Downloads of a Million Books 11 votes
- InsideView Disrupts Legacy Business Info Publishers Like Hoover's 9 votes
- Mobile is the New Mass Medium, For Better or Worse 8 votes
- Newspapers Will Survive Only If They Remember Why They Exist 6 votes
- E-Book Publisher Smashwords Partners with Barnes & Noble 6 votes
