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Pierre LouetteNumber of Employees 2,000
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MusicMakesFriends strikes chord with Warner Music
- 2008-08-19
PARIS AFP — Europe's online music-driven social networking site MusicMakesFriends.com has struck a deal with Warner Music International enabling users to access the Warner catalogue on the site's streaming platform, the two partners said Tuesday. The site already enables users to stream and share for free music from the...
French judges put Warner Music CEO under formal investigation
- 2008-02-07
PARIS AFP — French judges have placed the head of Warner Music, Edgar Bronfman Jr, under formal investigation as part of a probe into French media giant Vivendi Universal, legal sources told AFP on Thursday. Bronfman, who was once a director of Vivendi and who sold shares in the...
Madonna to quit Warner Music, sign 120 mln dlr deal: report
- 2007-10-10
NEW YORK AFP — Pop diva Madonna will sever her ties to Warner Bros. and sign a landmark 120-million-dollar 10-year deal with concert promoters Live Nation, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The newspaper's online edition reported that the 49-year-old music superstar was close to finalizing the details of...
Benetton picks music exec as new CEO
- 2007-03-16
MILAN AFP — Italian clothing company Benetton announced on Friday that it had appointed a director from US record label Warner Music as its new chief executive. Caccia Dominioni, 52, is to take over on June 1 to replace Silvano Cassano, who resigned late last year after a disagreement...
Warner Music plans EMI cash takeover
- 2007-02-21
LONDON AFP — Warner Music Group said on Wednesday that any possible takeover offer for EMI, the struggling British music company, would be in cash and not shares. "WMG confirms that any possible offer by it for EMI Group plc is likely to be solely in cash," the US...
Warner, SK Telecom join up to offer mobile music downloads
- 2006-05-10
HONG KONG AFP — Warner Music is to launch a new joint venture with SK Telecom to allow mobile phone users in South Korea to download and listen to music on their handsets. It is the first time a major music company has merged its operations with those of...
EMI, Warner set to resume talks that could lead to merger: press
- 2006-04-23
LONDON AFP — Executives at British record label EMI and its US rival Warner Music Group are to resume talks that could lead to the creation of the world's third largest music firm. Sources close to both groups told The Sunday Times that the two companies would resume discussions...
EMI shares slide as Time Warner leans towards rival offer
- 2003-11-21
LONDON AFP ? British music group EMI saw its shares tumble on signs that it was losing the race to buy Warner Music, leaving it without a partner in the troubled industry's mating dance. Time Warner chairman Dick Parsons on Thursday recommended that his board of directors lean towards...
Time Warner weighing another offer for Warner Music division: chairman
- 2003-11-20
NEW YORK AFP ? Time Warner chairman Dick Parsons recommended that his board of directors lean towards an offer for its music division from an investor group led by Edgar Bronfman Junior over one from British music group EMI, a source familiar with the matter told AFP. "The chairman...
Time Warner board to meet, may make decision on Warner Music
- 2003-11-18
NEW YORK AFP ? Time Warner's board of directors was set to meet this week amid speculation it was considering offers for its Warner Music division with the music industry landscape shifting quickly. "There will be a board meeting on Thursday," a source familiar with the discussions told AFP....
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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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