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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 348

Stephane Richard

French telecom operator Orange CEO Stephane Richard in Paris, February 17, 2014. (AFP/ERIC PIERMONT)
February 16, 2016, 8:27 pm
Israeli mobile firm now using own brand after Orange split
Carrier Partner changes brand months after dispute with French telecommunications giant
By AFP
An Israeli man walks past the Orange company logo covered with an Israeli flag at the Partner Orange offices in the city of Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel. Thursday, June 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)
From the WebJanuary 6, 2016, 3:52 am
Israeli mobile carrier Partner severs ties with Orange
Partner to get $97 million in compensation for boycott comments by Orange CEO Stephane Richard, Globes reports
Orange CEO Stephane Richard tries on goggles during a visit at the French telecom lab in Tel Aviv, on June 11, 2015. (AFP/DANIEL BAR-ON)
June 16, 2015, 4:58 pm
Orange accelerator in Israel to stay
Orange Fab IL is gearing up for another search for start-up tech that could make its way to the French firm, says company VP
By David Shamah
Stephane Richard, the CEO of French mobile phone company Orange, speaks during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, June 3, 2015. (AP/Thomas Hartwell)
June 16, 2015, 12:33 pm
Orange CEO says life threatened after ‘boycott’ donnybrook
Stephane Richard files complaint with Paris court over death threats and leak of his personal information
By AFP
Zahi Khouri, founder and chairman of National Beverage Company (Courtesy: Coca-Cola publicity)
June 15, 2015, 11:49 pm
Israeli group threatens to sue Coca-Cola over Palestinian partner
Israel Law Center says it’ll pursue legal action if soda giant doesn’t sever ties with BDS-supporting Zahi Khouri
By Marissa Newman
Stephane Richard, CEO of Orange, interviewed by Israel's Channel 2 on June 12, 2015 (Channel 2 screenshot)
June 12, 2015, 11:48 pm
Orange CEO sows confusion on Israel trip aimed to resolve dispute
Stressing he’s here ‘as a friend, not an enemy,’ Stephane Richard says firm will keep doing business in Israel, but doesn’t know if brand will remain
By ToI Staff
Former president Shimon Peres hosts visiting Orange CEO Stephane Richard on June 12, 2015 (via Facebook)
June 12, 2015, 7:43 pm
On Israel visit aimed to resolve dispute, Orange CEO specifies no new investment
Meeting PM and Peres, Stephane Richard denies backing boycott, says plan to cut ties to local firm is commercial, doesn’t detail new business here
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Orange CEO Stephane Richard in Jerusalem, June 12, 2015. (screen capture/PMO video)
June 12, 2015, 12:22 pm
Meeting PM, Orange CEO corrects ‘misunderstood’ boycott comments
Richard appreciates chance to ‘set record straight’; Peace with Palestinians ‘cannot be achieved through boycotts,’ says Netanyahu
By ToI Staff
Orange CEO Stephane Richard tries on goggles during a visit at the French telecom lab in Tel Aviv, on June 11, 2015. (AFP/DANIEL BAR-ON)
June 11, 2015, 10:00 pm
Orange chief says telecom firm happy to invest in Israel
Stephane Richard to meet with Netanyahu Friday in bid to soothe anger after comments about pullout, but local company heads reject gesture
By AFP and ToI Staff
French telecom operator Orange CEO Stephane Richard in Paris, February 17, 2014. (AFP/ERIC PIERMONT)
June 11, 2015, 3:43 pm
Orange CEO in Israel to reconnect after boycott brouhaha
Telecom chief Stephane Richard arrives for two-day visit, will meet PM, aims to make amends after saying his company wanted to pull its brand from the country
By AFP and ToI Staff
Smoke billows from a beach shack in Gaza City following an IDF strike in which four children were killed, July 16, 2014. (AFP/Thomas Coex)
June 11, 2015, 2:00 pm
IDF opens probes into Gaza war deaths, attack on clinic
Military advocate general to look into killing of nine people at Khan Yunis cafe; closes case on shelling that left children on Gaza beach dead
By Jonathan Beck
French telecom operator Orange CEO Stephane Richard in Paris, February 17, 2014. (AFP/ERIC PIERMONT)
June 9, 2015, 12:28 am
Orange boss ‘radically opposed’ to Israel boycott
After last week saying he wanted his firm to withdraw from Israel, backpedaling CEO Richard again claims that Orange will not do so
By AFP and ToI Staff
Orange CEO Stephane Richard (screen capture: YouTube)
June 7, 2015, 11:49 pm
Orange chief plans Israel trip to address boycott row
Although French telecom giant has not reversed decision to sever ties with local franchise holder, CEO Stephane Richard will travel to Jewish state ‘soon’
By AFP and ToI Staff
France's President Francois Hollande arrives in a golf cart at the Elmau Castle resort near Garmisch-Partenkirchen on June 7, 2015 at the start of a G7 Summit (AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN)
June 7, 2015, 10:17 pm
Hollande tells PM he opposes Israel boycotts amid Orange row
Netanyahu says mobile giant’s CEO should come to Israel if he wants to discuss planned pullout of his company from country
By AFP and ToI Staff
Israelis shop inside a store belonging to Partner, which uses the name of French telecom company Orange, in Jerusalem on June 4, 2015 (AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX)
June 7, 2015, 5:10 pm
Netanyahu nixes meeting between Orange CEO, Israeli envoy
PM says Stephane Richard should come to Israel to discuss reported pullout of mobile giant from country
By AFP and ToI Staff
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