The resignation of the President of the Agence France-Presse, Pierre Louette, February 24 last, to join France Telecom as secretary general of the group, has launched the race to succeed him.
Currently, two candidates have officially released their candidacy for the presidency of the French news agency. In early March, Olivier Zegna Rata, Director of Institutional Relations of Canal +, was the first to enter the race. It has since been joined by an internal candidate to the agency, the journalist of British David Sharp, a member of the AFP Committee and member of the union SUD-AFP.
Besides these two official candidates, others have entirely been transmitted to the Board of Directors of AFP but not so far made public.Others may also occur in the coming days, the board of directors of the agency who left the candidates until March 25 to declare.
Pending
Pending the close of nominations, speculation is rife. So much so that Jean-Marie Colombani, former editor of Le Monde, had to deny. Currently responsible, along with four other media personalities, a mission on the future of the AFP, Jean-Marie Colombani would, on this occasion, said that no member of this mission should apply to the Presidency AFP payday loans online .Also a member of this mission, Fabrice Boe, whose name has circulated a time, Le Figaro said "not a candidate for this day" but "very concerned about the future of the agency."
Other names circulating Emmanuel Hoog, the current president of the INA; Hiault Denis, a former bureau chief of AFP in London or Philip Micouleau, former CEO of Agefi and member of the Board of Directors AFP … So many personalities who have never – at least for now – confirmed their interest in this position.
The screening committee of the AFP reported not refrain "from direct contact with any person whom it believes it can validly claim to occupy the position of CEO of the agency."So, many figures are quoted with Arnaud de Puyfontaine, president of the British subsidiary of Hearst, and Bruno Patino, director of France Culture.
The next board of directors of AFP, which select candidates, is already scheduled the week of April 5.
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