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Executive Officers of the Registrant
The following persons are the executive officers of the Company. Such executive officers are elected
annually. The position(s) and office(s) listed below are the principal position(s) and office(s) held by such
persons with the Company. The persons listed below generally also serve as officers and directors of certain of
the Company’s various subsidiaries at the request and convenience of the Company.
Name Age Position and Office Held
Period
Serving in
Current
Position
Brian D. Goldner(1) ......... 52 Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
Executive Officer
Since 2015
Deborah M. Thomas(2) ....... 52 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
Since 2013
Duncan J. Billing(3) ......... 57 Executive Vice President, Chief Global
Operations and Business Development Officer
Since 2014
Barbara Finigan(4) .......... 54 Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
and Secretary
Since 2014
John A. Frascotti(5) ......... 55 President, Hasbro Brands Since 2014
Wiebe Tinga(6) ............. 55 Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial
Officer
Since 2013
Martin R. Trueb ............ 63 Senior Vice President and Treasurer Since 1997
(1) Prior thereto, President and Chief Executive Officer from 2008 to 2015.
(2) Prior thereto, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2009 to 2013.
(3) Prior thereto, Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer from 2013 to 2014; prior thereto,
Senior Vice President and Global Chief Development Officer from 2008 to 2013.
(4) Prior thereto, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary from 2010 to 2014.
(5) Prior thereto, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer from 2013 to 2014; prior thereto, Senior
Vice President and Global Chief Marketing Officer from 2008 to 2013.
(6) Prior thereto, President, North America from 2012 to 2013; prior thereto, President, Latin America, Asia
Pacific and Emerging Markets from 2006 to 2012.
Availability of Information
Our internet address is http://www.hasbro.com. We make our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports
on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, available free of charge on or through our website
as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Forward-Looking Information and Risk Factors That May Affect Future Results
From time to time, including in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our annual report to shareholders,
we publish “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These “forward-looking statements” may relate to such matters as our business and marketing strategies,
anticipated financial performance or business prospects in future periods, including with respect to our planned
cost savings initiative, expected technological and product developments, the expected content of and timing for
scheduled new product introductions or our expectations concerning the future acceptance of products by
customers, the content and timing of planned entertainment releases including motion pictures, television and
digital products; and marketing and promotional efforts, research and development activities, liquidity, and
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