Hasbro Appoints John Frascotti To President, Hasbro Brands
Friday, October 17th, 2014 11:30PM CDT
Categories: People News, Company NewsPosted by: william-james88 Views: 32,385
Topic Options: View Discussion · Sign in or Join to reply
The following is an exerpt of the article, including quotes from John Frascotti and other Hasbro executives.
"Global branded play leader Hasbro, Inc. today announced the promotion of John Frascotti to the newly-created position of President, Hasbro Brands, effective immediately.
In this new role, Frascotti assumes the additional responsibilities of worldwide product development and now oversees all of the Company’s global Marketing and Design and Development teams. By combining the teams, the Company will continue to drive strong innovation, maximize operational efficiency, facilitate greater collaboration and streamline decision-making.
“Across our organization, we are building a tremendous team that can inspire new ideas through our brands and execute them through our brand blueprint, in brand building and storytelling globally,” said Brian D. Goldner, President and Chief Executive Officer. “No one is better suited than John for this new leadership opportunity. His vision and consumer-centric approach will serve Hasbro and all of its stakeholders well as we continue to work side-by-side to deliver compelling brand expressions across generations and geographies.”
“I am incredibly honored to be leading this dynamic group of professionals,” said John Frascotti, President, Hasbro Brands. “This unified approach will enable us to continue to drive the momentum in our business and develop our brands holistically across platforms to meet the evolving needs of our global consumers.” "
Source: Market watch http://www.marketwatch.com/story/hasbro-appoints-john-frascotti-to-president-hasbro-brandsduncan-billing-to-lead-global-operations-new-business-development-2014-10-15?reflink=MW_news_stmp
News Search
Got Transformers News? Let us know here!
Most Popular Transformers News
Most Recent Transformers News
Posted by BERSEKAEL on October 18th, 2014 @ 5:57am CDT
Posted by Black Bumblebee on October 18th, 2014 @ 1:28pm CDT
Just kidding...
Posted by Ultra Markus on October 18th, 2014 @ 1:53pm CDT
Posted by Ultra Markus on October 18th, 2014 @ 1:53pm CDT
Posted by BERSEKAEL on October 18th, 2014 @ 6:14pm CDT
Ultra Markus wrote:well most of G1 toys especially the first season were about 10 steps give or take a couple to change but they still looked like robots that turned into some type of vehicle, that's what they should retain in transformers! they don't need to be complex just fun
Is for that reason that I love legion class, IMO is the closest to what we got 30 years ago, plus love the scale.
Posted by 1984forever on October 19th, 2014 @ 12:55pm CDT