Committee Composition


  Audit Compensation Executive Finance Nominating, Governance & Social Responsibility
Brian D. Goldner     Member of Executive Committee    
Brian Goldner

Brian D. Goldner, 48, has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hasbro, Inc. since 2008. Prior thereto, Mr. Goldner served as the Chief Operating Officer of Hasbro from 2006 to 2008 and as President, U.S. Toys Segment from 2003 to 2006. Prior to joining Hasbro in 2000, Mr. Goldner held a number of management positions in the family entertainment and advertising industries, including as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Bandai America, Worldwide Director in charge of the Los Angeles Office of J. Walter Thompson and as a Vice President and Account Director of Leo Burnett Advertising. Mr. Goldner serves on the Board of Molson Coors Brewing Company. Mr. Goldner has been a director of the Company since 2008.

The Board has nominated Mr. Goldner for election as a director because of his success in senior leadership roles at Hasbro, culminating in his appointment as the Company's Chief Executive Officer in 2008, and his extensive experience and expertise in branded play entertainment industries and expertise in marketing and brand building. Mr. Goldner has led the Company's transformation into a global branded play company and demonstrated the ability to drive our branded play strategy across an international organization. He 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 twelve years with Hasbro he has also been a key driver behind the Company's use of immersive brand-driven entertainment experiences, including motion pictures 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 significant expansion of its brands into digital gaming and lifestyle licensing. The Board believes Mr. Goldner possesses particular knowledge, expertise and perspectives regarding strategic and operational planning and execution in the global branded play entertainment industry, including building global brands and in delivering immersive branded play offerings; in global branded entertainment industry trends and challenges; and expertise in marketing and product and brand development and delivery in the entertainment and consumer products spaces.


Alfred J. Verrecchia Chairman of the Board Independent Director     Member of Executive Committee    
Basil L. Anderson Independent Director   Member of Compensation Committee     Member of Nominating, Governance & Social Responsibility Committee
Alan R. Batkin Independent Director Member of Audit Committee     Member of Finance Committee  
Frank J. Biondi, Jr. Independent Director   Member of Compensation Committee     Member of Nominating, Governance & Social Responsibility Committee
Kenneth A. Bronfin Independent Director   Member of Compensation Committee Member of Executive Committee Committee Chair for Finance Committee  
John M. Connors, Jr. Independent Director   Committee Chair for Compensation Committee Member of Executive Committee   Member of Nominating, Governance & Social Responsibility Committee
Michael W.O. Garrett Independent Director Member of Audit Committee     Member of Finance Committee  
Lisa Gersh Independent Director Member of Audit Committee       Member of Nominating, Governance & Social Responsibility Committee
Jack M. Greenberg Independent Director     Member of Executive Committee Member of Finance Committee Committee Chair for Nominating, Governance & Social Responsibility Committee
Alan G. Hassenfeld Independent Director     Committee Chair for Executive Committee Member of Finance Committee  
Tracy Leinbach Independent Director Committee Chair for Audit Committee   Member of Executive Committee Member of Finance Committee  
Edward M. Philip Independent Director   Member of Compensation Committee     Member of Nominating, Governance & Social Responsibility Committee
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