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Hasbro

COMPANY

Founded 1923 as Hassenfeld Brothers, by Henry, Herman, and Hilal Hassenfeld. American game and toy company, owner of Milton Bradley, Parker Brothers, Playskool, Tonka, and Wizards of the Coast. Best-known properties include Battleship, Clue, Dungeons & Dragons, G.I. Joe, Life, Lincoln Logs, Magic: The Gathering, Monopoly, Mr Potato Head, Pokemon, Risk, Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit.

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

Industry:
Consumer Products

Ticker:
NYSE:HAS

Corporate headquarters:
Pawtucket, RI

Sales:
$3.1B (2005)

Employees:
5900

EXECUTIVES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Barry J. Alperin
Business
c. 1941   Former Vice Chairman of Hasbro
Herbert M. Baum
Business
6-Dec-1936   CEO of Dial Corporation, 2000-05
Milton Bradley
Business
8-Nov-1836 30-May-1911 Board games
Gary Gygax
Inventor
27-Jul-1938 4-Mar-2008 Co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons
Meg Whitman
Business
4-Aug-1956   CEO of Hewlett-Packard

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Basil L. Anderson
Business
c. 1945   Vice Chairman of Staples, 2001-06
Gordon Gee
Educator
2-Feb-1944   President, Ohio State University

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Frank Biondi
Business
9-Jan-1945   Former CEO, Viacom, Universal Studios
Jack M. Greenberg
Business
1942   CEO of McDonald's, 1998-2002

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Barry J. Alperin
Business
c. 1941   Former Vice Chairman of Hasbro
Marie-Josée Kravis
Economist
11-Sep-1949   President of MoMA
E. John Rosenwald, Jr.
Business
c. 1930   Former Vice Chairman of Bear Stearns
Paula Stern
Government
31-Mar-1945   Chairman, Int'l. Trade Commission, 1984-86
Bob Tisch
Business
29-Apr-1926 15-Nov-2005 CEO of Loews, Owner NY Giants

EMPLOYMENT

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Rob Fulop
Computer Programmer
c. 1958   Demon Attack, Cosmic Ark

EXTRANEOUS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Steve Meretzky
Computer Programmer
1-May-1957   Leather Goddesses of Phobos

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Ryan Stiles
Actor
22-Apr-1959   Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Sheryl Swoopes
Basketball
25-Mar-1971   Three-time WNBA MVP




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