COMPANY

Toy retailer, founded 1862 by Frederick A. O. Schwarz. At its height the company operated 40 retail stores. In trouble, FAO Schwarz was acquired by the Right Start Company in 2000, but that company filed for bankruptcy in 2002, emerged the following year, and filed again for bankruptcy in late 2003. The remnants were acquired by D. E. Shaw & Co. in 2004, then by Toys R Us in 2009. Several prominent locations remain open.

Official Website:
http://www.fao.com/

Industry:
Retail

Ticker:
(private)

Corporate headquarters:
New York City

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John H. Eyler, Jr.	Business	1948		CEO of Toys R Us, 2000-06
Frederick A. O. Schwarz	Business	18-Oct-1836	17-May-1911	Founder of FAO Schwarz

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John H. Eyler, Jr.	Business	1948		CEO of Toys R Us, 2000-06

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Chris Parnell	Actor	5-Feb-1967		Saturday Night Live
Maurice Sendak	Author	10-Jun-1928	8-May-2012	Where The Wild Things Are

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