The news agency, Agence France-Presse, based in Paris, France, has appointed several new team members.
The recent appointments at AFP are as follows:
- Appointed as deputy global news director is Sophie Huet
- Appointed as deputy editor-in-chief is Annie Thomas
- Stéphane Arnaud has been appointed deputy editor-in-chief responsible for photo
- Giles Hewitt has been named Asia-Pacific editor
- Appointed as editor-in-chief for Europe is David Williams
- Appointed head of photo for Latin America is Pedro Ugarte
- Mario Goldman has been appointed head of photo for the Middle East and North Africa
- Isabelle Wirth has been named head of photo for Europe
- Appointed global English economics coordinator is Jitendra Joshi
- Emmanuel Parisse has been appointed Cairo bureau chief
- Appointed head of the Bureau de Paris is Sophie Pons
- Alain Bommenel has been appointed head of infographics and innovation
- Appointed head of the international desk is Léon Bruneau
