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Pierre LouetteNumber of Employees 2,000
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Vivendi raises 1.4 bln dlrs via bond issue
- 2008-04-02
PARIS AFP — French media and telecommunications group Vivendi said on Wednesday it had raised 1.4 billion dollars (900 million euros) via an issue of five- and 10-year bonds. It said the bonds were sold to qualified institutional buyers, with proceeds to be used to finance its planned acquisitions...
French judges put Warner Music CEO under formal investigation
- 2008-02-07
PARIS AFP — French judges have placed the head of Warner Music, Edgar Bronfman Jr, under formal investigation as part of a probe into French media giant Vivendi Universal, legal sources told AFP on Thursday. Bronfman, who was once a director of Vivendi and who sold shares in the...
Probe slams Vivendi's aggressive accounting: newspaper
- 2008-01-01
PARIS AFP — Prosecutors have been given a report by financial investigators which sharply criticises Vivendi Universal's accounting practices under former CEO Jean-Marie Messiere, La Tribune reported on Wednesday. The report denounces "aggressive" bookkeeping involving "sophisticated legal and financial engineering," the financial daily said. The report has been...
Vivendi rejects approach from Sebastian Holdings
- 2006-05-17
PARIS AFP — The French media and telecom group Vivendi says it has rejected an approach from its biggest shareholder Sebastian Holdings. Vivendi said that it considered the approach, in the form of "a request for cooperation" to be directed at "dismembering the group". The price of shares in...
Vivendi Universal reports tripling of quarterly profit
- 2005-09-13
PARIS AFP — French media group Vivendi Universal said its net earnings in the second quarter had more than tripled to 640 million euros (786 million dollars) from 182 million in the same period of 2004 and predicted it would surpass its income target for all of 2005. With...
Former Vivendi chief Messier placed under investigation
- 2004-06-22
PARIS AFP ? Jean-Marie Messier, the former head of Vivendi Universal, was formally placed under investigation for fraud allegedly committed while he ran the French media group, his lawyer Olivier Metzner told AFP. Magistrates Henri Pons and Rene Cros placed Messier, 47, under investigation for stock market manipulation and...
Brussels set to OK Lagardere purchase of Vivendi publisher
- 2003-12-03
BRUSSELS AFP ? EU Competition Commissioner Mario Monti is likely to give the green light to the purchase of Vivendi Universal's publishing arm by French group Lagardere, his spokeswoman said. Monti "has the intention of submitting to the Commission clearance in the coming weeks" for Lagardere's acquisition of Editis,...
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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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