Hollinger International is a newspaper group. Thirty percent (and 78% of the voting share) of the group is owned by Hollinger Inc. - an 84% controlling stake is owned by Conrad Black through his Ravelston Corporation. He attempted to sell this stake to the Barclay brothers in January 2004 and the brothers launched a takeover bid for the rest of Hollinger International. However the sale was blocked by a judge in the United States after the company's board lodged a court action against the sale.
The Barclay brothers later bought The Telegraph Group which included The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, and The Spectator. On November 16, 2004 the sale of The Jerusalem Post to Mirkaei Tikshoret, a Tel Aviv-based publisher of Israeli newspapers, was announced. CanWest Global Communications, Canada's biggest media concern, announced it has agreed to take a 50 percent stake in The Jerusalem Post after Mirkaei buys the property.
Assets of Hollinger International now include the Chicago Sun-Times in the United States, and various minor newspapers in Canada and the United States.
Executive Officers and Directors as of July 2004
Gordon A. Paris Chairman of the Board of Directors, Interim President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Paul B. Healy Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations
Peter K. Lane Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Robert T. Smith Treasurer
James R. Van Horn Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Frederick A. Creasey Vice President
Conrad Black The Lord Black of Crossharbour, PC(Can), OC, KCSG Director
Barbara Amiel Barbara Amiel Black Director
Daniel W. Colson Director
The Hon. Richard Burt Director
Henry Kissinger The Hon. Henry A. Kissinger Director
Shmuel Meitar Director
Richard Perle Richard N. Perle Director
Graham W. Savage Director
The Hon. Raymond G. H. Seitz Director and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors
James R. Thompson The Hon. James R. Thompson Director
External links
- Hollinger International official site
- Hollinger Inc. official site
- Guardian Unlimited Special Report - Conrad Black, Hollinger and the Telegraph Ongoing archive collection of news and analysis.
- Ketupa.net - Media Profiles: Hollinger, Black & the Barclays Extensive background information, including past and present media holdings.
- U.S. SEC - Breeden Report Complete 512-page copy of the Report of Investigation by the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Hollinger International Inc.