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Pierre LouetteNumber of Employees 2,000
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Australian ports firm reports $2.7 bln takeover bid
- 2008-08-04
SYDNEY AFP — Australia's biggest ports and rail operator Asciano Group on Monday rejected a 2.9 billion Australian (2.7 billion US) dollar takeover bid, saying it undervalued the company. The joint bid by TPG Capital and Global Infrastructure Partners offered 4.40 dollars cash per security or a scrip alternative...
TPG ends plan to invest in British bank Bradford & Bingley
- 2008-07-04
LONDON AFP — Bradford & Bingley said on Friday that US investment group TPG Capital had pulled out of an agreement to buy about one quarter of the struggling British bank. B&B had agreed earlier this month to sell a 23-percent stake to TPG Capital for 179 million pounds...
SKorea pension fund to capitalise on global credit crunch
- 2008-03-04
SEOUL AFP — South Korea's state-run National Pension Service NPS said Wednesday it would buy into a fund which invests in US and European financial institutions amid the global credit crunch. NPS said it has earmarked 300 million dollars to invest in a seven-billion-dollar private equity fund being raised...
Air France-KLM preparing bid for Iberia: report
- 2007-09-26
MADRID AFP — French airline Air France-KLM is preparing a takeover offer for Spanish peer Iberia with several Spanish partners who will take a majority stake in the group, a Spanish newspaper reported on Wednesday. Expansion, which did not cite its sources, said Air France-KLM would team up with...
Air France considering a tie-up with Iberia
- 2007-07-16
PARIS AFP — Air France said Monday it is considering a tie-up with Spanish carrier Iberia among other options. In a statement on its website it said such a move, "among others, was being examined with a view to consolidation, which is essential to the efficiency and the profitability...
Air France mulling a tie-up with Iberia
- 2007-07-16
PARIS AFP — Air France said Monday it was considering a tie-up with Spanish carrier Iberia among other options. In a statement on its website it said such a move, "among others, was being examined with a view to consolidation, which is essential to the efficiency and the profitability...
Texas Pacific says unable to make bid for Alitalia
- 2007-05-29
MILAN AFP — A consortium led by the Texas Pacific Group TPG investment fund said on Tuesday it was not in a position to make a firm offer to take over Italian air carrier Alitalia. It said in a statement the consortium had "studied the procedure regulating the phase...
Apax in Iberia bid talks with Air France-KLM, Lufthansa
- 2007-05-25
LONDON AFP — The private equity group Apax Partners is considering making an offer for Spanish carrier Iberia, an informed source said on Friday. The source spoke after the Daily Telegraph reported that Iberia was holding talks with European airlines Air France-KLM and Lufthansa about a potential takeover. ...
BA, investment consortium to bid for Spanish carrier Iberia: report
- 2007-05-22
MADRID AFP — British Airways has teamed up with a consortium led by US investment fund Texas Pacific Group TPG to bid for Spanish carrier Iberia, the Spanish economic daily Expansion said Monday on its website. "BA is associated with a consortium formed by Texas Pacific Group for an...
BA, investment consortium to bid for Spanish carrier Iberia: report
- 2007-05-21
MADRID AFP — British Airways has teamed up with a consortium led by US investment fund Texas Pacific Group TPG to bid for Spanish carrier Iberia, the Spanish economic daily Expansion said Monday on its website. "BA is associated with a consortium formed by Texas Pacific Group for an...
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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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