Paul Godfrey | |
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| Toronto Blue Jays President and CEO | |
| In office 2000–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Sam Pollock |
| Succeeded by | Paul Beeston |
| 4th Metro Toronto chairman | |
| In office 1973–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Flynn |
| Chair of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation | |
| In office 2010–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Kelly McDougald |
| Succeeded by | Peter Wallace (interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul Victor Godfrey January 12, 1939 Toronto, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Media and sports executive, politician |
| Profession | Chemical engineer |
Paul Victor Godfrey, CM,[1] OOnt[2] (born January 12, 1939)[3] is a businessman and former Canadian politician.[4] During his career, Godfrey was a North York alderman, Chairman of Metro Toronto, President of the Toronto Sun and head of the Toronto Blue Jays. He was instrumental in bringing the Toronto Blue Jays to Toronto and has campaigned to bring the National Football League to Toronto.[5][6] He is the former president and CEO of Postmedia Network.[7]
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- ^ Warmington, Joe (January 11, 2019). "SATURDAY SCRAWLER: Happy 80th birthday to legendary Paul Godfrey and much more". Toronto Sun. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "Paul Godfrey hired to run National Post". Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. December 2, 2008. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
- ^ "CANOE – SLAM! Sports – NFL – NFL dangles a carrot". Archived from the original on July 17, 2012.
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- ^ "Paul Godfrey steps down as Postmedia CEO as company announces $1.4M loss".