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Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Alfred J. Verrecchia
Chairman of the Board
Hasbro, Inc.
Alfred J. Verrecchia, 68, Chairman of the Board of Hasbro, Inc. since 2008. President and Chief Executive Officer of Hasbro from 2003 to 2008. Prior thereto, President and Chief Operating Officer of Hasbro from 2001 to 2003. Director of Iron Mountain Incorporated. Mr. Verrecchia previously served on the board of directors of CVS Caremark Corporation from 2004 to 2007 and of FGX International Holdings Limited from 2009 until 2010. Mr. Verrecchia began his more than 40 year career with Hasbro in 1965 in the Company's finance department. Mr. Verrecchia took on roles of increasing financial and operating responsibility during his career, serving eventually as Senior Vice President of Finance, then Chief Financial Officer, then Chief Operating Officer and ultimately as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Verrecchia was a key architect of the Company's turnaround strategy in 2000, which focused on leveraging the Company's core brands, reducing costs and lessening the Company's reliance on its licensed business. (Biographical Information as of 4/6/11)
Brian D. Goldner
President and CEO
Hasbro, Inc.
Brian Goldner, 47, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hasbro, Inc. since 2008. Prior thereto, Chief Operating Officer of Hasbro since 2006. Prior thereto, President, U.S. Toys Segment from 2003 to 2006. Mr. Goldner has led the Company's transformation into a global branded play company and was one of the key architects of the Company's turnaround strategy in 2000, which focused on leveraging the Company's core brands, reducing costs and lessening the Company's reliance on its licensed business. During Mr. Goldner's eleven years with Hasbro he has also been a key driver behind the Company's use of immersive brand-driven experiences, including the increasing use of movies and television based on the Company's brands, to develop brand recognition and build the Company's business. Mr. Goldner also led the Company's expansion of its brands into non-traditional spaces such as digital gaming and lifestyle licensing. Prior to joining Hasbro in 2000, Mr. Goldner served as President of Bandai North America from 1997 to 2000. Prior to 1997, Mr. Goldner worked at J. Walter Thomson Advertising, most recently as Director in Charge, Entertainment Division, and prior thereo at Leo Burnett Advertising. Mr. Goldner also serves on the Board of Molson Coors Brewing Company. (Biographical Information as of 4/6/11)
Basil L. Anderson
Retired Vice Chairman
Staples, Inc.
Basil L. Anderson, 66, Vice Chairman, Staples, Inc. (office supply company) from 2001 until March 2006. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Campbell Soup Company (consumer products company) since 1996. Director of Becton, Dickinson and Company, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Staples, Inc. Previously served on the Board of CRA International, Inc. from 2004 until January 2010. Mr. Anderson also previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Scott Paper Company from 1993 to 1996. Mr. Anderson has over 30 years of business experience, including many years of experience as both an operating executive and as a chief financial officer of major multinational public companies. Mr Anderson's experience includes strategic, business and financial planning and operations, being in charge of an international business based in Europe, as well as service as a director for five public companies in five different industries. The Board has determined that Mr. Anderson qualifies as an Audit Committee Financial Expert due to his prior experience, including as the Chief Financial Officer of a public company (Campbell Soup Company). (Biographical Information as of 4/6/11)
Alan R. Batkin
Vice Chairman
Eton Park Capital Management L.P.
Alan R. Batkin, 66, Vice Chairman, Eton Park Capital Management, L.P. (global, multi-disciplinary investment firm) since 2007. Prior thereto, Vice Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc. (strategic consulting firm) from 1990 until 2006. Director of Cantel Medical Corp., Omnicom Group, Inc. and Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. From 1998 until 2008, Mr. Batkin served on the Board of Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc., and from 2004 until 2007, Mr. Batkin served on the boards of various funds within the Merrill Lynch IQ Investment Advisors Fund Family. Mr. Batkin has over 40 years of business experience, including work in public accounting, 18 years in investment banking, 16 years of 16 years of international strategic consulting advising multinational companies on global business and political issues, and over 20 years of service on corporate boards of directors. (Biographical Information as of 4/6/11)
Frank J. Biondi Jr.
Senior Managing Director
WaterView Advisors LLC
Frank J. Biondi, Jr., 66, Senior Managing Director, WaterView Advisors LLC (private equity fund specializing in media) since 1999. Director of Amgen, Inc., Cablevision Systems Corporation, Seagate Technology and RealD Inc. Mr. Biondi previously served on the boards of directors of The Bank of New York Mellon from 1995 until 2008, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. from 2002 until 2007 and Yahoo! Inc. from 2008 until 2010. Mr. Biondi has over 40 years of business experience, including years of experience as an operating executive and as a chief executive officer of a number of television, film, media and other diversified entertainment companies, including Universal Studios, Viacom Inc., Coca-Cola Television and Home Box Office. Most recently, Mr. Biondi has spent eleven years serving as the senior managing director of an investment advisory firm specializing in media. Mr. Biondi has served on the boards of over 15 public companies during his career. (Biographical Information as of 4/6/11)
Kenneth A. Bronfin
President
Hearst Interactive Media
Kenneth A. Bronfin, 51, President of Hearst Interactive Media (the interactivemedia division of diversified media company Hearst Corporation) since 2002. Prior thereto, Deputy Group Head of Hearst Interactive Media since 1996. From 2002 until 2006, Mr. Bronfin served on the Board of iVillage Inc. Mr. Bronfin has extensive experience in operational and executive roles in the media and digital services sectors. Mr. Bronfin's experience includes serving in a number of executive positions where he was in charge of leading interactive media and digital businesses and oversaw new business ventures, strategic investments and acquisitions in the digital content and media sectors. Mr. Bronfin also has experience serving on a number of private and public company boards of directors. (Biographical Information as of 4/6/11)
John M. Connors Jr.
Chairman Emeritus
Hill Holliday
John M. Connors, Jr., 68, Chairman Emeritus of Hill Holliday (formerly Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos, Inc). (full-service marketing and communications company). Chairman of Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos, Inc. from 1995 until 2006, during which time Mr. Connors also served as President and Chief Executive Officer until 2003. Mr. Connors was a founding partner of Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos. Director of Covidien Ltd. Mr. Connors' 40 years of business experience includes co-founding and developing one of the top advertising and marketing communications firms in the United States, advising many of the top branded companies in the world, and serving on the boards of dozens of entities, including public companies, private companies, hospitals and colleges. (Biographical Information as of 4/6/11)
Michael W.O. Garrett
Retired Executive Vice President
Nestlé S.A
Michael W.O. Garrett, 68, served in a number of positions with Nestlé S.A. (international food and beverage company), most recently as Executive Vice President of Nestlé S.A. responsible for Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Oceania until 2005. Board member of the Nestlé company in India and nonexecutive director on the boards of Gottex Fund Management Holdings Ltd., Prudential PLC, UK and the Bobst Group in Switzerland. Mr. Garrett's over 40 years of experience with Nestlé S.A. involved operating and executive positions of increasing responsibility, including management of large international operations and responsibility for developing and managing businesses in new and emerging markets in many global regions, including Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. Mr. Garrett also has extensive experience serving on the boards of large international companies. (Biographical Information as of 4/6/11)
Lisa Gersh
President and COO
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.
President and Chief Operating Officer, 52, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc., a diversified media and merchandising company. Formerly, Ms. Gersh was President, Strategic Initiatives at NBC News, an operating subsidiary of NBC Universal (media company) from 2007 until January 2011. Ms. Gersh also served as General Managing Director of the Weather Channel companies for NBC Universal from 2007 until 2009. Prior thereto, she was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Oxygen Media (media company) from 1998 until 2007, and a co-founder, President and Chief Operating Officer of Oxygen Media from 1998 until 2007 when it was acquired by NBC News. Ms. Gersh previously served on the board of directors of The Knot, Inc. (media company) from 2005 until 2010. Ms. Gersh has extensive experience in the media and entertainment industry, including leading NBC Universal's acquisition of the Weather Channel companies as the executive in charge of the investment. (Biographical Information as of 4/6/11)
Jack M. Greenberg
Chairman
The Western Union Company
Jack M. Greenberg, 68, Chairman of The Western Union Company (funds transfer company) since 2006 and Chairman of InnerWorkings, Inc. (global provider of managed print and promotional solutions) since 2010. Chief Executive Officer of McDonald's Corporation (restaurant franchiser) from August 1998 until his retirement in December 2002. Chairman of the Board of McDonald's Corporation from May 1999 until December 2002. Director of The Allstate Corporation, InnerWorkings, Inc., Manpower, Inc. and The Western Union Company. Mr. Greenberg previously served on the board of directors of Abbott Laboratories from 2001 until 2007 and First Data Corporation from 2002 until 2006. Mr. Greenberg has over 40 years of business experience, including service as a partner and director of tax for an accounting firm, and years of operating and executive experience with McDonald's Corporation involving roles of increasing responsibility and business and financial oversight. Mr. Greenberg's career with McDonald's progressed to his service as chief financial officer, and then ultimately culminated in his service as chairman and chief executive officer of McDonald's. Mr. Greenberg has also served on the boards of numerous public companies and philanthropic organizations. (Biographical Information as of 4/6/11)
Alan G. Hassenfeld
Retired Chairman and CEO
Hasbro, Inc.
Alan G. Hassenfeld , 62, Chairman of the Board of Hasbro, Inc. from 1989 to 2008. Prior to May 2003, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since 1999. Prior thereto, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer since 1989. Mr. Hassenfeld began his 40 year career at Hasbro in 1970, and held a number of positions of increasing responsibility in marketing and sales for both domestic and international operations for the Company. He became Vice President of International Operations in 1972 and later served as Vice President of Marketing and Sales and then Executive Vice President, prior to being named President of the Company in 1984 and President and Chief Executive Officer in 1989. Mr. Hassenfeld is chairman of the Governing Body of the International Council of Toy Industries CARE Process. Mr. Hassenfeld serves on the Board of salesforce.com, inc. (Biographical Information as of 4/6/11)
Tracy Leinbach
Retired EVP and CFO
Ryder System, Inc.
Tracy A. Leinbach , 51, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Ryder System, Inc. (global logistics and transportation and supply chain solutions provider) from 2003 until 2006. Prior to that, Executive Vice President, Fleet Management Solutions for Ryder since 2001. Director of Forward Air Corporation since 2007. Ms. Leinbach has over 20 years of business experience in auditing, accounting, finance and operations. Ms. Leinbach held a number of positions involving increasing global operating and global financial management, responsibility and oversight, as well as supply chain management, with Ryder, spanning a career with Ryder of over 20 years. Her time with Ryder included controller and chief financial officer roles at many of Ryder's subsidiaries and divisions. Ms. Leinbach's career with Ryder culminated in her service as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to her career with Ryder, Ms. Leinbach worked for Price Waterhouse in public accounting and was a CPA. The Board has determined that Ms. Leinbach qualifies as an Audit Committee Financial Expert due to her prior experience, including as the Chief Financial Officer of a public company (Ryder System, Inc.). (Biographical Information as of 4/6/11)
Edward M. Philip
Managing General Partner
Highland Consumer Fund
Edward M. Philip, 45, Managing General Partner, Highland Consumer Fund (consumer oriented private equity fund) since 2006. Prior thereto, President and Chief Executive Officer of Decision Matrix Group, Inc. (research and consulting firm) from May 2004 to November 2005. Prior thereto, Senior Vice President of Terra Networks, S.A. (global Internet company) from October 2000 to January 2004. In 1995, Mr. Philip joined Lycos, Inc. (an Internet service provider and search company) as one of its founding members. During his time with Lycos Mr. Philip held the positions of President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at different times. Prior to joining Lycos, Mr. Philip spent time as the Vice President of Finance for the Walt Disney Company, and prior thereto Mr. Philip spent a number of years in investment banking. (Biographical Information as of 4/6/11)
