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German steel firm ThyssenKrupp posts first-quarter falls
- 2008-02-13
FRANKFURT AFP — The German steel group ThyssenKrupp posted lower first-quarter results for its 2007-2008 fiscal year owing to reduced global prices and demand. In the three months from October to December, net profit fell by 34 percent to 435 million euros (635 million dollars) on sales that were...
Bavaria to build Maglev train line in Germany
- 2007-09-25
FRANKFURT AFP — Bavarian officials have found funds to build a magnetic levitation train with the backing of industrial groups, but more than half the region's residents oppose the futuristic and already fatal project. Authorities in the southern German state said Tuesday they had finalised 1.85 billion euros (2.6...
German steel group Thyssenkrupp doubles profits
- 2007-01-19
BERLIN AFP — German steel group Thyssenkrupp has reported a more than doubling in pre-tax profits in the first quarter of its financial year as the group continued to benefit from the booming steel market. Pre-tax profit in the three months from October to December totalled 1.0 billion euros (1.3...
German group ThyssenKrupp gains protection from hostile takeover
- 2006-12-29
BERLIN AFP — A large investor in German steel group ThyssenKrupp, the Krupp foundation, has acquired a blocking minority shareholding in the group, the company announced. The shareholding of 25.1 percent, increased from a previous 23.7 percent, would make it almost impossible for a hostile takeover bid for the company...
China's steelmakers reject iron ore price increases
- 2006-05-19
SHANGHAI AFP — An emergency meeting of major Chinese steelmakers rejected a sharp increase in iron ore prices agreed to by Japanese and European steel groups and insisted that negotiations continue. Chief executives from 16 major Chinese steel companies attended the crunch talks to decide how to handle their...
ThyssenKrupp gets green light for 2.4-bln-dlr plant in Brazil
- 2006-05-12
DUESSELDORF, Germany AFP — ThyssenKrupp, the German heavy industry giant, said that its supervisory board had given the go-ahead for construction of a 2.4-billion-dollar (1.9-billion-euro) steel plant in Brazil. "The supervisory board has today approved the project to build a steel mill in Sepetiba in the Brazilian state of...
ThyssenKrupp board backs construction of steel mill in Brazil
- 2005-08-19
BERLIN AFP — The supervisory board at German steel producer ThyssenKrupp has backed the construction of a 1.5-billion-euro (1.8-billion-dollar) steel plant in Brazil. The planned factory, located in Sepetiba, near Rio de Janeiro, would have an annual capacity of 4.4 million tonnes and would be 10 percent controlled by...
OEP/HDW, ThyssenKrupp in talks on German shipbuilding tie-up
- 2004-03-16
BERLIN AFP ? The investment fund One Equity Partners and German industrial group ThyssenKrupp are in talks over a possible merger involving OEP's submarine unit HDW. Negotiations were described as completely open and could one day lead to the creation of a European shipbuilding giant along the lines of...
ThyssenKrupp profits rise in first quarter
- 2004-02-13
ESSEN, Germany AFP ? The German heavy industry giant ThyssenKrupp said its new business year, which runs until September, had started well, with steady sales and a rise in both new orders and earnings. "After the economically subdued summer months of 2003, the overall economic picture brightened slightly in...
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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 |
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| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| 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 |
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| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| 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 |
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| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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