Former Atari CEO received $4.76 million parachute
by Alexander Sliwinski 
on Jul 3rd 2008 3:00AM
Former Atari CEO Bruno Bonnell received 3 million Euros ($4.76 million)
for running the company into the ground to
leave the company last year.
GameDaily reports Bonnell was apparently given the package by
Infogrames -- which was a majority shareholder at the time -- without Atari's management receiving a copy of the agreement until two months after the deal was done.
Of course, this is a ghost from
Atari's
past, not the
new incarnation we're slowly getting to know. We just like this story because, frankly, we're jealous. We want $4.76 million for throwing a company into
financial ruin ... heck, we'll settle for a $100 bucks and a free round of drinks at the pub.
