Richard Peddie

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Richard A. Peddie
CEO and President of MLSE
In office
October 1998[1] – December 31, 2011[2]
Preceded bynew post
Succeeded byTom Anselmi - as President
Personal details
BornJanuary 1947
Windsor, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
ResidenceToronto
Alma materUniversity of Windsor

Richard A. Peddie (born January 1947

Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment
.

Career

Peddie was president and CEO of

Labatt, in their pursuit of an expansion National Basketball Association team for Toronto,[1][4][6][7] which was ultimately awarded to a competing group and became the Toronto Raptors. While employed by the SkyDome, he was twice offered the head job of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League, who played at the SkyDome.[4]

Peddie was named the president and COO of

relocate it to Toronto's SkyDome.[8][9]

Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment

Richard Peddie was named president and CEO of the Toronto Raptors in November 1996.

GolTV Canada) and Maple Leaf Square
.

In his first nine years in charge of MLSE, its value tripled to $1.5 billion.[12] On December 9, 2011, shortly before Peddie retired, the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan announced the sale of its 79.53% majority stake in MLSE to Bell Canada and Rogers Communications, in a deal valued at $1.32 billion.[13][14]

Post MLSE

Richard Peddie now owns and operates an independent book store called "River Bookshop" in the town of Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada.[15]

Personal life

Born in Windsor, Ontario, Peddie graduated from the University of Windsor in 1970 and received an honorary doctorate from the institution in 2001. Peddie lives in Amherstburg with his wife.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "One-on-One with Richard Peddie, CEO, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment". 2005-02-21. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  2. ^ a b Feschuk, Dave (2012-01-08). "Newly retired Peddie muses on life after MLSE". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
  3. ^ Hunter, Paul (2010-11-10). "Peddie calls retirement talk 'premature'". The Star. Toronto.
  4. ^ a b c Peddie, Richard (2013). Dream Job. HarperCollins.
  5. ^ a b c "Richard Peddie". Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  6. ^ a b c d "Richard A. Peddie". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  7. ^ a b "Richard Peddie". University of Windsor. Archived from the original on 2013-12-28. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  8. ^ "Tampa Bay Buccaneers". 1994-11-13. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  9. New York Times
    . 1994-11-13. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  10. ^ "Richard Peddie BComm '70, LLD '01". University of Windsor. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  11. ^ NBA AT A GLANCE / DAILY REPORT, latimes.com, March 28, 1998, accessed July 7, 2011.
  12. ^ Vardi, Nathan (2007-11-09). "Winning Isn't Everything". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  13. ^ "BCE and Rogers team up to buy 75 percent of MLSE". TSN.ca. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
  14. ^ "Teachers' completes $1.32-billion sale of MLSE". Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  15. ^ "New independent book store set to open in Amherstburg". 24 July 2020.

External links

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CEO
1993–1997
 Succeeded by
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