Hasbro Investor Event 2021

As Chairman and CEO of Hasbro, Inc., Brian Goldner has led the company’s transformation from a toy and game company into a global play and entertainment leader. As the architect of the company’s strategic Brand Blueprint, he has led the expansion of Hasbro brands and capabilities into new categories and markets around the world. Today, Hasbro delivers immersive brand experiences for global audiences through consumer products, including toys and games, entertainment, and digital gaming.

Brian pioneered and continues to oversee Hasbro’s omni-channel storytelling. In 2019, he led the acquisition of eOne, an independent entertainment studio, vastly expanding the company’s storytelling capabilities and adding beloved franchises like Peppa Pig and PJ Masks to the Hasbro brand portfolio.

Brian has played a key role in securing and expanding Hasbro’s relationships with some of the most valuable properties in the industry, including Marvel, Star Wars, Disney Princess and Disney Frozen with The Walt Disney Company, and Beyblade.

Since Brian became CEO in 2008, Hasbro’s market capitalization has nearly tripled, and the Company’s total shareholder return has increased nearly 300%.

Under Brian’s leadership, Hasbro has been consistently recognized for its commitment to corporate citizenship and has been named among the 100 Best Corporate Citizens by 3BL Media and one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for the past decade.

Brian joined Hasbro in 2000 and has served in several leadership roles, including Chief Operating Officer. Previously, he held senior management positions at Bandai America, J. Walter Thompson and Leo Burnett.

Today, Brian serves on the boards of Hasbro and ViacomCBS, Inc., and is a trustee for The Paley Center for Media. He is also a member of the Producers Guild of America and previously served on the boards of Molson Coors Brewing and the GAP, Inc. He graduated from Dartmouth College and the Executive Education Program at the Amos Tuck School.

Other Current Public Company Boards

• ViacomCBS Inc.

Former Public Company Boards Held in the Past Five Years

• Molson Coors Brewing

• The GAP, Inc.

As Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hasbro, Inc., Deborah Thomas leads the company’s global corporate financial operations—from treasury, tax, and investor relations, to internal audit, accounting and control, and business planning and analysis. She also oversees the company’s global information technology organization. Since joining Hasbro in 1998, Deborah has played a key role in Hasbro’s expansion across media and markets around the world and has helped manage nearly every major acquisition Hasbro has made over the past two decades.

Prior to becoming CFO in 2009, Deborah served as Hasbro’s Corporate Comptroller and Head of Corporate Finance. Before joining Hasbro, she held assurance positions at KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP in the U.S. and the U.K.

Deborah currently serves on the boards of Logitech and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation. She has earned recognition for her achievements in and out of the boardroom—as March of Dimes Rhode Island’s Citizen of the Year, and as one of Providence Business News’ CFOs of the Year. Deborah graduated from Providence College and is a CPA.

As Chief Purpose Officer of Hasbro, Inc., Kathrin Belliveau advances Hasbro’s purpose to make the world a better place for all children, fans and families, and expands the positive impact that Hasbro, uniquely, can make. She leads the Global Purpose Organization which consists of strategic functions across the business, including Government Relations, Global Communications, Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Ethical Sourcing, Philanthropy, and Social Impact. Since joining Hasbro in 1997, Kathrin has led several strategic initiatives that have helped establish Hasbro as a leader in ethical and sustainable business practices. She established Hasbro’s global government relations practice, developed programs to ensure ethical sourcing and product safety, and led the evolution of the company’s CSR strategy and priorities.

A magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Wellesley College, Kathrin is a member of the Wellesley Business Leadership Council. She also holds a law degree from Boston College Law School. Kathrin serves on the boards of several non-profits, including The Toy Association and Year Up.

Chris Cocks is President at Wizards of the Coast, a global leader in fantasy gaming. Since 2016, Chris has led strategy for two of the biggest names in gaming, Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering, while launching new digital games, and acquiring development studios in Montreal and Austin to further develop the company’s digital publishing business and new IP pipeline.

Previously, Mr. Cocks served as Vice President of OEM Technical Sales at Microsoft Corporation, where he led a global sales and technical engagement team. Prior to his eight-year tenure with Microsoft, he served as Vice President of Educational Games at LeapFrog, where he led a cross-discipline team to drive hardware planning, software design and development, marketing and channel management. He began his career in brand management at Procter & Gamble and served in product management and marketing leadership positions in Xbox and MSN, including work on hit franchises like Halo and Fable, prior to joining Leapfrog. He has been a lifelong fan and player of Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons.

As President and CEO of eOne, Darren Throop leads Hasbro’s entertainment efforts across film, television and music. He has established eOne as the leading global talent-driven entertainment studio, with expertise across development, acquisition, production, financing, distribution and sales of both Hasbro brands and original IP. Today, as part of Hasbro, eOne is home to some of the world’s best-loved entertainment brands.

Darren grew eOne from Urban Sound Exchange, an independent chain of retail music stores he founded in 1991. Over the years, Darren has expanded eOne’s global footprint through a series of transformative growth initiatives and strategic acquisitions across all areas of entertainment.

Darren sits on the IMAX Corporation Board of Directors. He was recently appointed to the Order of Canada for his leadership in the entertainment and film industry.

As President, Family & Brands, Olivier Dumont oversees all commercial and creative activities for eOne across all media, including development, production, sales, licensing and merchandising. His responsibilities include developing properties into global TV, home entertainment, new media and licensing and merchandising brands while supervising eOne's Family & Brands operations in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Brazil and Spain.

Under his leadership, eOne’s preschool hit properties Peppa Pig, PJ Masks and Ricky Zoom have been launched by A-list broadcasters in key territories globally including the USA, Canada, Latin America, China, UK, France, Italy, Spain and Germany. Mr. Dumont joined eOne in 2010 from TV-Loonland, where he served as Managing Director. He has occupied key roles across the children’s entertainment industry, including heading acquisitions and co-production for a major kids’ network, leading an animation studio and managing a distribution business. He studied French and Anglo-American law at Université Paris X Nanterre and intellectual property law at Université Panthéon Assas (Paris II).

As President, Film & Television, Steve Bertram is responsible for the growth of eOne’s content and distribution groups globally, accelerating its strategy to increase the volume of premium film and television content. Mr. Bertram, who oversees all commercial and creative operations across filmed entertainment, is also responsible for managing the deep portfolio of Hasbro entertainment brands across live action film and television.

Mr. Bertram joined eOne in 2014 from DreamWorks Animation where he led new business development and operations and was responsible for building and managing new technology initiatives as well as strategic partnerships. Over the course of his career, he held roles at DreamWorks, including supervision of the company’s London-based theatrical marketing and distribution activities and serving as Chief Financial Officer of the privately held DreamWorks, LLC, until the company’s sale to Viacom in 2005. He then joined Paramount Pictures as President of Business Operations for the Home Entertainment division where he was responsible for overseeing Paramount’s multi-billion-dollar worldwide DVD business.

Mr. Bertram began his career in production finance in Paramount’s Television division after graduating from the University of California, Santa Barbara, with an MA and BA in Economics.

As Chief Operating Officer for Hasbro Consumer Products, Eric Nyman leads the Hasbro Consumer Products business unit for Hasbro, Inc. In addition, as Hasbro’s Chief Consumer Officer, he is responsible for driving consumer-focused innovation across global design and development and marketing, and oversees operations and partner relationships for the company’s iconic brand portfolio. Eric also leads Hasbro’s licensed consumer products business and Hasbro Pulse, the company’s direct-to-consumer platform.

Since joining Hasbro in 2003, Eric has served in a number of senior roles, including President of Hasbro North America and General Manager and Senior Vice President of Marketing. Before joining Hasbro, he held leadership positions at Timberland and LEGO.

Eric serves on the Virginia Wesleyan University Board of Trustees. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Virginia Wesleyan and an MBA from the Boston College Carroll School of Management.

Kim Boyd is the Senior Vice President & General Manager for the Fashion and Preschool Global Brand teams, inclusive of global marketing, product design, creative development engineering and project management. Since joining the company 15 year ago, she has held leadership roles across brand and commercial management, most recently as SVP of US Marketing, creating compelling and profitable solutions for Hasbro’s US-based customers and consumers.

Prior to joining Hasbro, Ms. Boyd held brand management positions at LEGO. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Trinity College as well as an MBA from F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Discovery Family Channel and for the National Celiac Association.

As Senior Vice President & General Manager, Global Consumer Products, Casey Collins bringing decades of experience and a consistent track record for success to his role leading Hasbro’s Global Consumer Products team.

Before joining Hasbro, Mr. Collins held the position of Executive Vice President, Global Consumer Products with Worldwide Wrestling Entertainment, where he was responsible for monetizing fan engagement across global licensing, e-commerce, venue merchandise, digital gaming and home entertainment. Mr. Collins was also the Executive Vice President, Global Licensing and Entertainment at MGA Entertainment and the former Head of Domestic Licensing and Head of International Licensing at Lucasfilm.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business from Florida State University and did post graduate work at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.