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[[Image:Briangoldner.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Chief Executive Officer Whitey McWhiterson-White]] | [[Image:Briangoldner.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Chief Executive Officer Whitey McWhiterson-White]] | ||
[[Image:HasbroCEO.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Not [[wikipedia:Richard Engel|Richard Engel]].]] | |||
'''Brian Goldner''' is an executive at [[Hasbro]]. He joined Hasbro in 2000 from rival [[Bandai]], to help lead the company to refocus on its core brands such as ''Monopoly'' and ''Transformers'', after a disastrous year where Hasbro lost $144 million dollars, costing hundreds of jobs and the closure of the former [[Kenner]] Cincinnati offices. The strategy was successful, and in 2006 Goldner was promoted to the role of Chief Operating Officer. He was also an executive producer on the [[Transformers (2007)|2007 ''Transformers'' motion picture]], and has appeared in several interviews for the movie and the associated toys and video games. He has continued this role on the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[G.I. Joe|G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra]]'' movies. | '''Brian Goldner''' is an executive at [[Hasbro]]. He joined Hasbro in 2000 from rival [[Bandai]], to help lead the company to refocus on its core brands such as ''Monopoly'' and ''Transformers'', after a disastrous year where Hasbro lost $144 million dollars, costing hundreds of jobs and the closure of the former [[Kenner]] Cincinnati offices. The strategy was successful, and in 2006 Goldner was promoted to the role of Chief Operating Officer. He was also an executive producer on the [[Transformers (2007)|2007 ''Transformers'' motion picture]], and has appeared in several interviews for the movie and the associated toys and video games. He has continued this role on the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[G.I. Joe|G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra]]'' movies. | ||
It was announced on February 11th, 2008 that Goldner would replace [[Alfred J. Verrecchia]] as Chief Executive Officer of Hasbro, effective May 22, 2008. | It was announced on February 11th, 2008 that Goldner would replace [[Alfred J. Verrecchia]] as Chief Executive Officer of Hasbro, effective May 22, 2008. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=869421 Profile on Forbes.com] | *[http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=869421 Profile on Forbes.com] | ||
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2131060/ Brian Goldner on the Internet Movie Database] | *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2131060/ Brian Goldner on the Internet Movie Database] | ||
Revision as of 05:28, 7 June 2009
Brian Goldner is an executive at Hasbro. He joined Hasbro in 2000 from rival Bandai, to help lead the company to refocus on its core brands such as Monopoly and Transformers, after a disastrous year where Hasbro lost $144 million dollars, costing hundreds of jobs and the closure of the former Kenner Cincinnati offices. The strategy was successful, and in 2006 Goldner was promoted to the role of Chief Operating Officer. He was also an executive producer on the 2007 Transformers motion picture, and has appeared in several interviews for the movie and the associated toys and video games. He has continued this role on the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra movies.
It was announced on February 11th, 2008 that Goldner would replace Alfred J. Verrecchia as Chief Executive Officer of Hasbro, effective May 22, 2008.
