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Oracle's new yacht for 2009 America's Cup launched
- 2008-09-02
LOS ANGELES AFP — Oracle Racing's new 90-foot multihull yacht, which will lead the US team's bid for next year's America's Cup in Spain, was launched at Anacortes in Washington State on Tuesday. The trimaran, skippered by Frenchman Franck Cammas, had initially set to begin its sea trials in...
Oracle appeals court ruling backing Alinghi
- 2008-08-01
MADRID AFP — America's Cup challenger Oracle Friday appealed a ruling by a New York court that backed Swiss champion Alinghi in the legal battle between the two teams over the next edition of yachting's most prestigious event. The appeals court on Tuesday backed Alinghi's right to name the...
Coutts needs stitches after Oracle catamaran capsizes
- 2008-05-21
MADRID AFP — Oracle's New Zealand skipper Russell Coutts needed nine stitches to close a cut in his leg after his catamaran capsized during an in-house regatta by the US team on Wednesday on Spain's Mediterranean coast. Coutts, one of the most successful skippers in America's Cup history, sustained...
Alinghi request 'clarity' regarding America's Cup ruling
- 2008-05-14
MADRID AFP — Defending champions Alinghi of Switzerland have asked the New York State Supreme Court to clarify a ruling made earlier this week that its America's Cup duel against US team Oracle be held in March 2009. New York Supreme Court Judge Herman Cahn ruled Monday that the...
Yachting: Oracle upbeat court will set 2008 as America's Cup duel date
- 2008-04-02
MADRID AFP — Oracle said on Wednesday it is confident a New York court will rule that October 2008 should be the date for its multihull duel against Swiss champions Alinghi that is to decide the next America's Cup. Oracle spokesman Tom Ehman said New York State Supreme Court...
Alinghi wants court to set America's Cup duel date
- 2008-03-27
MADRID AFP — Swiss champions Alinghi have asked a US court to set the date of their multihull duel against US challengers Oracle that is to decide the next America's Cup, the two teams said Thursday. Talks between the two sides in Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday failed to settle...
Alinghi and Oracle fail to agree on America's Cup date
- 2008-03-26
MADRID AFP — Swiss champions Alinghi and US challengers Oracle said they failed Wednesday to agree on a date for their multihull duel that is to decide the next America's Cup. The failure of the negotiations between the two sides in Geneva means the New York Supreme Court, the...
Alinghi and Oracle to meet over America's Cup row
- 2008-03-25
MADRID AFP — Swiss champions Alinghi are to meet with US challengers Oracle in Geneva on Wednesday in a bid to reach an agreement on the date and place of the 33rd America's Cup, the two teams revealed. A New York court last week backed Oracle in its legal...
America's Cup could head south
- 2008-03-22
MADRID AFP — The US syndicate Oracle could challenge Swiss champion Alinghi for the America's Cup at a southern hemisphere venue during the next winter season, the Americans said on Saturday. That, however, would be conditional on the two resolving their long-running wrangle over when their court-ordered, multihull duel...
Kiwis satisfied with court ruling in Oracle's favour
- 2008-03-18
MADRID AFP — Emirates Team New Zealand on Wednesday welcomed an overnight New York court ruling in favour of US team BMW Oracle against defending America's Cup champion Alinghi of Switzerland which sets the stage for a rare multihull duel between the two sides. "We are getting some clarity...
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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