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Pierre LouetteNumber of Employees 2,000
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Colombia's Montoya makes run at NASCAR crown
TALLADEGA, Alabama AFP — Juan Pablo Montoya, the Colombian racer who ditched Formula One for US stock car racing, finished second at the Aaron's 499 to match his best oval showing in his two seasons in the series. Montoya would be among the 12 drivers qualified for the season-ending...
Franchitti misses NASCAR race with broken ankle
TALLADEGA, Alabama AFP — Scotland's Dario Franchitti missed Sunday's National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing NASCAR series race at Talladega Superspeedway after suffering a broken left ankle in a crash. Franchitti, who joined the most popular US racing series after winning the open-wheel Indy-car crown last year, suffered...
Scottish driver Franchitti injured in NASCAR crash
TALLADEGA, Alabama AFP — Scotland's Dario Franchitti was injured Saturday in a crash early in the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing NASCAR Aaron's 312 race here on Saturday. Franchitti, last year's Indy-car series champion but a rookie in the closed-cockpit stock cars that are the most popular...
Japanese carmaker celebrates landmark NASCAR win
HAMPTON, Georgia AFP — A non-US automaker captured a victory in US top-level stock car racing for the first time since 1954 when Toyota driver Kyle Busch won here Sunday for the Japanese car maker. Not since Al Keller drove a Jaguar to victory lane 54 years ago at...
Hornish changes course from Indy-cars to stock cars
INDIANAPOLIS, United States AFP — Three-time Indy Racing League season champion Sam Hornish of the United States has confirmed that he will leave in 2008 for the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing NASCAR. Autoweek and the Indianapolis Star reported on their websites that the 28-year-old veteran, who...
Japan's Mutoh named to replace champ Franchitti
INDIANAPOLIS, United States AFP — Japanese driver Hideki Mutoh will replace departing IndyCar Series champion Dario Franchitti on the Andretti Green Racing team next year, co-owner Kim Green announced Thursday. Scottish veteran Franchitti will make the jump to closed-cockpit NASCAR stock car racing next season, leaving a car available...
Indy 500 champ Franchitti headed to NASCAR
CONCORD, United States AFP — Dario Franchitti, the 2007 Indianapolis 500 champion and IndyCar Series champion from Scotland, will try his fortunes in stock car racing. Franchitti was announced as the driver of the No. 40 Dodge in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series, owned by Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates,...
Son of late NASCAR star leaves dad's team for rival
MOORESVILLE, United States AFP — Dale Earnhardt Jnr, the most popular driver in North America's stock car racing series, will jump to Hendrick Motorsports in 2008, leaving the team his famed late father founded. Earnhardt announced here on Wednesday he would make the jump, the last chapter in a...
Montoya fingered for offensive gesture
DAYTONA BEACH, United States AFP — Ex-Formula One driver Juan Pablo Montoya was slapped with a 10,000 dollar fine Wednesday for a rude gesture during a NASCAR Busch Series practice session in Phoenix. The Colombian was handed the fine and placed on probation until December 31 for raising his...
US auto series honors victims in shooting tragedy
PHOENIX, United States AFP — A Virginia Tech University logo will be featured on vehicles in National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing NASCAR races for the next three weeks to honor victims in a shooting tragedy. South Korean student Cho Seung-Hui killed 32 people at the Blacksburg, Virginia,...
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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