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Pierre LouetteNumber of Employees 2,000
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Yahoo mixes old and new in Internet-age news service
- 2008-08-21
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Yahoo is building an Internet-age news service, leveraging its global audience of a half-billion people to win exclusive interviews with world leaders. Unlike websites that just aggregate news stories plucked from the Internet, Yahoo is cutting content deals with wire services and other "traditional" outlets...
US officials scrutinizing Google-Yahoo deal
- 2008-07-02
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — The US Department of Justice said Wednesday it is scrutinizing a proposed online advertising deal between Google and Yahoo to make certain it doesn't stifle competition. "We are looking at the competitive effects of the transaction and how it affects consumers," department spokeswoman Gina Talamona...
European stocks forge gains
- 2008-05-19
LONDON AFP — Europe's main stock markets advanced on Monday, lifted by mining and metals groups after Tokyo's main share index had closed at a four-month high. Wall Street had wobbled to a mixed close Friday as fresh highs for crude oil and a weak reading on consumer confidence...
Yahoo shares plunge after Microsoft drops takeover bid
- 2008-05-05
FRANKFURT AFP — The price of shares in Internet group Yahoo plunged here on Monday after software giant Microsoft dropped a friendly bid for the company. Shares in Yahoo, the second biggest-Internet advertising platform, had lost 19.22 percent to 14.63 euros in open-market trading. Yahoo shares are not...
Yahoo shares plunge 20 percent after Microsoft drops takeover bid
- 2008-05-05
FRANKFURT AFP — The price of shares in Internet group Yahoo plunged here by 20 percent on Monday after software giant Microsoft dropped a friendly bid for the company. Shares in Yahoo, the second biggest-Internet advertising platform, had lost 20.21 percent to 14.45 euros (22.35 dollars) in open-market trading,...
European shares close narrowly mixed
- 2008-05-05
PARIS AFP — European share prices closed narrowly mixed Monday, with trade subdued as London was shut for a public holiday, dealers said. They said a weaker showing on Wall Street as Yahoo lost ground after Microsoft dropped its bid for the Internet portal also dampened sentiment as did...
Microsoft and Yahoo in takeover talks: source
- 2008-05-02
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Microsoft and Yahoo began takeover talks Friday with the US software giant open to raising its 44.6-billion-dollar bid for the struggling Internet pioneer, a source close to the situation told AFP. Yahoo and its unsolicited suitor are privately discussing the buyout bid after months of...
Microsoft promises Yahoo move 'in very short order'
- 2008-05-01
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Microsoft's chief executive on Thursday told employees he won't pay "a dime above" what he thinks Yahoo is worth and they will know the next move in the takeover quest "in very short order." Steve Ballmer's comments on the Microsoft's still-unresolved 44.6-billion-dollar bid for Yahoo...
Microsoft takeover deadline for Yahoo expires
- 2008-04-25
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — A Microsoft deadline for Internet service company Yahoo to accept its 44.6-billion-dollar (28.5-billion-euro) acquisition offer expired at midnight Saturday, setting the stage for a hostile takeover bid by the software giant. Neither of the two sides made any comment as the Sunday 0700 GMT deadline...
Yahoo fund aids 'cyber dissidents' in China
- 2008-04-02
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — A fund set up by Yahoo to atone for revealing "cyber dissidents" to Chinese officials is aiding people jailed there for human rights views posted on the Internet, its overseer said Wednesday. Harry Wu, a widely-known Chinese dissident who spent 19 years in labor camps...
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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