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Pierre LouetteNumber of Employees 2,000
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France Telecom reports 50-percent 2007 profits jump
- 2008-02-06
PARIS AFP — France Telecom reported on Wednesday a bigger-than-expected profits leap in 2007 and looked forward to steady growth as it held up well in European markets and newer ventures overseas. The former French state monopoly said that 2007 net profit jumped more than 50 percent to 6.3...
France Telecom takes over national Kenya company
- 2007-12-21
NAIROBI AFP — A consortium led by France Telecom on Friday took control of 51 percent of the state-owned Telkom Kenya in a move expected to boost internet services and set up a new mobile phone network in the east African nation. The Kenya government chose the French-led consortium's...
European stocks bounce back
- 2007-10-25
LONDON AFP — European stocks rebounded strongly on Thursday following a late rally by US equity prices overnight, while telecoms provided the main focus for investors. Nearing the half-way stage, London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares was up 1.11 percent at 6,553.90 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30 jumped 1.12...
France Telecom wins French iPhone contract
- 2007-09-20
PARIS AFP — France Telecom said on Thursday it had been picked by Apple to launch its iPhone handset in France. France Telecom's chief executive Didier Lombard announced the deal with the US technology giant on the sidelines of a telecommunications conference in Hanoi. The announcement, which had...
European shares ring higher
- 2007-05-23
LONDON AFP — Europe's main stock markets called up gains on Wednesday amid merger and acquisition chatter in the telecommunications sector. In late morning trade, London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares added 0.41 percent to 6,633.90 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 rose 0.59 percent to 7,704.89 points and...
France Telecom studying offer for Telecom Italia stake
- 2007-04-13
MILAN AFP — France Telecom reportedly might make a counter bid for Olimpia, the holding company that owns 18 percent of Telecom Italia. The possible bid comes as talks between the tyre group Pirelli, which owns Olimpia with the apparel maker Benetton, and American giant ATT and its Mexican...
France Telecom signs global labour rights deal: unions
- 2006-12-21
PARIS AFP — France Telecom signed an agreement with trade unions covering basic labour rights for its 200,000 staff, of whom 80,000 work in 170 countries other than France, union sources said. Under the global framework agreement GFA, the company refuses to be involved with forced labour and work by,...
France Telecom reports profits slump, stands by forecast
- 2006-07-27
PARIS AFP — France Telecom reported that net profit in the first half had fallen by 30.2 percent to 2.346 billion euros (3.0 billion dollars) but stood by most of its targets for the whole of the year. The group nonetheless warned it would not be able to increase...
KKR wins battle to buy stake in PagesJaunes
- 2006-07-23
LONDON AFP — US private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts KKR has won the fight to buy France Telecom's stake in the directories business PagesJaunes, the Financial Times newspaper reported. By buying the 54 percent stake in PagesJaunes for 3.3 billion euros (4.2 billion dollars), KKR will trigger a...
France Telecom's Orange unit to cut up to 2,000 jobs in Britain
- 2006-05-04
LONDON AFP — France Telecom's mobile phone unit Orange has unveiled plans to slash between 1,800 and 2,000 jobs in Britain aimed at cutting its costs by 15 percent. The losses are part of plans by France Telecom to cut its global workforce by 17,000 over the next three...
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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