Pawtucket, R.I., USA - February 6, 2015, Pawtucket, R.I., USA - Hasbro, Inc., a toy and board game company, announced that it has appointed current president and chief executive officer, Brian Goldner, as chairman of the board, effective May 21, 2015.
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Since joining the Company in 2000, Mr. Goldner has held a series of leadership positions of increasing responsibility. Prior to being named Chief Executive Officer, he served as Hasbro's Chief Operating Officer.
In addition to being a member of Hasbro's Board of Directors, Mr. Goldner sits on the board of the Molson Coors Brewing Company. He also serves on the board of The Miriam Hospital and The Rhode Island Hospital, both in Providence, RI. He is a member of the Producers Guild of America and sits on the Board of Trustees at Moses Brown School in Providence, RI.
Prior to joining Hasbro, Mr. Goldner held a number of management positions including, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Bandai America, Worldwide Director in Charge of the LA office of J. Walter Thompson, and Vice President and Account Director in the Chicago office of Leo Burnett Advertising. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the Executive Education Program at the Amos Tuck School.
After fifty years of service at Hasbro, Al Verrecchia is retiring from Hasbro's Board of Directors at the target retirement age of 72, effective May 21, 2015.
Due primarily to the attainment of retirement age, four additional Hasbro board members will retire and not stand for election at the May Annual Meeting of Shareholders. These include Frank J. Biondi, Jr., John M. Connors, Jr., Michael W.O. Garrett and Jack M. Greenberg.
The Board named Basil Anderson to the newly created role of Lead Independent Director, effective May 21, 2015. The role of Lead Independent Director will replace the Company's current role of Presiding Director effective as of the 2015 Annual Meeting and will have enhanced duties and responsibilities.
Mr. Anderson has served on Hasbro's Board of Directors since 2002 and is currently Chair of Hasbro's Nominating, Governance and Social Responsibility Committee. ■