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Pierre LouetteNumber of Employees 2,000
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Van der Vaart seals Real move
- 2008-08-04
BERLIN AFP — Dutch international midfielder Rafael van der Vaart confirmed Monday he has sealed a move to Spanish giants Real Madrid. "Last night everything came together, and I am now moving to Real Madrid," the 25-year-old Hamburg captain announced on his website. According to reports the playmaker...
EON to pay 11.8 bln euros for European energy assets
- 2008-03-28
BERLIN AFP — The German energy group EON is to pay 11.8 billion euros (18.6 billion dollars) for energy assets in France, Italy and Spain as part of a deal that ended its bid for the Spanish group Endesa, EON said on Friday. EON directors "approved the acquisition of...
Aussie racer Power, Spain's Servia join Indy-car racing league
- 2008-03-12
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana AFP — Australia's Will Power and Spain's Oriol Servia, both Champ-car veteran racers, were named drivers for a new Indy-car team Wednesday in the wake of the merger of US open-wheel rivals. The KV Racing Team will be co-owned by former Champ-car co-owner Kevin Kalkhoven and former...
Mediterranean tuna at risk from 'bloated' fishing fleet: WWF
- 2008-03-11
GENEVA AFP — The Mediterranean tuna fishing fleet is so large that its capacity is nearly twice the current quotas, and some 200 ships should be scrapped to conserve stocks, environmental group WWF said Wednesday. "The failure of international fisheries management has allowed a monster to thrive in the...
Repsol unveils plans to spend 3.2 billion euros to update refinery
- 2008-01-08
MADRID AFP — Repsol, Spain's biggest oil firm, said Tuesday it planned to invest 3.2 billion euros (4.7 billion dollars) to double capacity at its refinery in Cartagena in southwestern Spain. The project was approved Tuesday by the firm's board and it will bring production capacity of the refinery...
Uncertainty surrounds Spanish takeover offer for Iberia
- 2007-11-19
MADRID AFP — Uncertainty clouded a bid by a group of Spanish investors for Spain's flag carrier Iberia Monday after Basque bank BBK said it was still deciding if it would participate and investment fund Omega Capital said it was not involved in the deal. In a statement sent...
British Airways gets rival in battle for Spain's Iberia
- 2007-11-15
MADRID AFP — A bidding war for Iberia looked set to begin Thursday after a group of Spanish investors unveiled an informal offer for Spain's flag carrier that rivals a proposal from a consortium led by British Airways. A consortium led by private equity group Gala Capital offered between...
France's Thales sees merger with Safran as 'making sense'
- 2007-10-22
MADRID AFP — A tie-up between French defence electronics firm Thales and Sagem Defense Securite, the defense and security unit of France's Safran, "would make sense", Thales chairman Denis Ranque said Monday in Spain. "It would make sense, it is involved in the same sectors, but as far as...
Saudi, Spanish monarchs present joint investment fund
- 2007-06-19
MADRID AFP — Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah and Spanish host King Juan Carlos on Tuesday jointly presented an infrastructure and energy fund worth one billion dollars (1.2 billion euros), rising to a potential five billion, diplomatic sources said. Both countries signalled they were using the first official visit by...
Algerian energy minister rules out OPEC output hike
- 2007-05-23
ALGIERS AFP — Algerian Energy Minister Chakib Khelil on Wednesday ruled out an increase in OPEC crude oil production to curb prices that are hovering around 70 dollars a barrel. "The current spike in oil prices is not a result of insufficient supply," Khelil was quoted by the APS...
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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