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Ferrari driver Raikkonen to go all out for victory in Brazil
- 2007-10-07
SHANGHAI AFP — Kimi Raikkonen said Sunday he is focusing on the drivers' championship showdown in Brazil later this month after claiming his fifth win of the season and Ferrari's 200th Grand Prix victory. McLaren's Lewis Hamilton had looked set to take the title in Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix,...
Ferrari sues Danish funeral home over sportscar urn
- 2007-08-31
COPENHAGEN AFP — Italian carmaker Ferrari is suing a Danish funeral home that specially designed an urn in the shape of a Ferrari to fulfill the wishes of a young boy who died of cancer, the funeral home told AFP on Friday. "Ferrari in Italy is claiming that we...
Zidane headbutt inspires new fashion range
- 2006-12-27
ROME AFP — An Italian fashion designer has launched a new range of leisurewear inspired by Zinedine Zidane's infamous headbutt on Marco Materazzi in this year's World Cup final. The logo on Alessandro Ferrari's new line of t-shirts and fleeces features a man headbutting another man, but condemns the Frenchman's...
Ferrari crash gets Swede vid-game exec grand theft auto charges
- 2006-04-18
LOS ANGELES AFP — A Swedish video game exec was charged with grand theft auto for allegedly stealing a million-dollar Ferrari Enzo and then destroying it in a high-speed crash, justice officials said. Stefan Eriksson, 44, was hit with nine criminal counts, including three felony charges of embezzlement, three...
Webber critical of 'unsporting' Schumacher
- 2005-08-21
ISTANBUL AFP — World champion Michael Schumacher was accused of 'un-sportsmanlike behaviour' by Formula One rival Mark Webber after they clashed during the inaugural Turkish Grand Prix. The pair collided on lap 14 of the 58-lap race when Ferrari driver Schumacher came up to lap Webber, who had already...
Bridgestone chief says Ferrari sacrificed speed for safety
- 2005-07-01
MAGNY-COURS, France AFP — Ferrari may have sacrificed better results this year because their tyre supplier Bridgestone have put the emphasis on caution rather than speed, Bridgestone's General Manager Hiroshi Yasukawa claimed. "Our company is always concerned about safety first," said Yasukawa. "Then afterwards, we discuss with the...
Schumacher baffled by retirement claims
- 2005-06-16
INDIANAPOLIS, United States AFP — Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher said that he is baffled by claims made by his brother Ralf that he could quit the sport at the end of the year. Ralf, who drives for Toyota, claimed his brother's current winless run could lead him to...
Blind Briton seeks to beat speed record in Ferrari
- 2004-09-08
LONDON AFP — A 41-year-old blind man from Britain said he would attempt next month to become the first non-sighted person to drive a car at more than 290 kilometres (180 miles) per hour, breaking his own world record. Steve Cunningham, who has been blind since the age of...
Montoya calls for penalty consistency
- 2004-05-06
BARCELONA, Spain AFP ? Juan Pablo Montoya called for Formula One's governing body, the FIA, to improve the way they judge and penalise bad driving as he prepared for the Spanish Grand Prix. Montoya launched a verbal tirade against Michael Schumacher at the end of the last race in...
German media hails invincible Schumacher
- 2004-03-22
BERLIN AFP ? No-one can stop Michael Schumacher from collecting a seventh Formula One championship, according to the German media. After following up his win in Australia with triumph in the Malaysian Grand Prix, Schumacher, who has been lauding the Bridgestone tyres on his Ferarri, is firm favourite to...
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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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