Hasbro names global licensing chief

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Hasbro have issued the following press release regarding the naming of Simon Waters as their Senior Vice President of Global Licensing


Hasbro names global licensing chief

Hasbro hires former Disney executive as global licensing executive


Toy maker Hasbro Inc. named Simon Waters, a former executive at The
Walt Disney Co., as senior vice president of global licensing.
Waters
was most recently vice president, global franchise development and
strategic marketing, at The Walt Disney Co.
At Hasbro, he will
head licensing initiatives for Hasbro, whose brands include Nerf,
Transformers and PlaySkool.
Shares rose $1.17, or 3 percent, to
$40.11 during afternoon trading. The stock has traded between $22.66 and
$42.59 over the past year.
Credit to the Associated Press for the news