Paul Godfrey

Paul Godfrey
Toronto Blue Jays President and CEO
In office
2000–2008
Preceded bySam Pollock
Succeeded byPaul Beeston
4th Metro Toronto chairman
In office
1973–1984
Preceded byAlbert Campbell
Succeeded byDennis Flynn
Chair of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
In office
2010–2013
Preceded byKelly McDougald
Succeeded byPeter Wallace (interim)
Personal details
Born
Paul Victor Godfrey

(1939-01-12) January 12, 1939 (age 85)
Toronto, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
OccupationMedia and sports executive, politician
ProfessionChemical 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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference order-of-canada was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "29 Appointees Named To Ontario's Highest Honour". Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration. January 25, 2010. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
  3. ^ Warmington, Joe (January 11, 2019). "SATURDAY SCRAWLER: Happy 80th birthday to legendary Paul Godfrey and much more". Toronto Sun. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "Paul Godfrey hired to run National Post". Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. December 2, 2008. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
  5. ^ "CANOE – SLAM! Sports – NFL – NFL dangles a carrot". Archived from the original on July 17, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ NFL franchise for Toronto still just a dream Archived October 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Paul Godfrey steps down as Postmedia CEO as company announces $1.4M loss".