Peter Atkinson

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Peter Atkinson is a Canadian businessman and former director of Hollinger International. Atkinson was removed from the lawsuit againt Hollinger after agreeing to pay back the $2.8m he received from a disputed incentive plan and "non-compete" agreements following the disposal of Hollinger titles[1].

He was the former executive vice-president of Hollinger, and he received a 24-month jail sentence and a fine of $3,000 US for mail fraud[2]


Notes

  1. Dan Milmo, Former Hollinger boss pays back cash, The Guardian, 12-May-2004, Accessed 26-May-2009
  2. Mary Vallis, Atkinson gets a lighter jail term, The Financial Post, 11-December-2007