[HN Gopher] Allen G. Hassenfeld, former CEO of Hasbro, dies at 76
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Allen G. Hassenfeld, former CEO of Hasbro, dies at 76
Author : Bluestein
Score : 18 points
Date : 2025-07-09 21:34 UTC (2 days ago)
(HTM) web link (abcnews.go.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (abcnews.go.com)
| toomuchtodo wrote:
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_G._Hassenfeld
| tclancy wrote:
| Man as a kid growing up in the 80s in RI, having friends whose
| parents worked at Hasbro was gold. Let me play with that GI Joe
| aircraft carrier while also realizing I really didn't have space
| for it even as a ten year old.
| EnPissant wrote:
| Why is this Nepo-CEO on the front page of HN? Am I missing
| something?
| gedy wrote:
| Interestingly, I emailed and got response from him about 25 years
| ago when I sent an email in protest about working conditions in
| Hasbro's factories in China.
|
| I appreciated the response at least, even if disagreed with the
| assessment.
| CSMastermind wrote:
| For those unaware Hasbro was a family business that made some of
| the most iconic American toys like Mr. Potato Head, G.I. Joe,
| Lite-Brite, My Little Pony, and Transfomers.
|
| Alan (misspelled in the title for some reason) was the third
| president of the company and shifted it's focus from original
| products to licensing deals and aquisitions.
|
| He's the reason Hasbro bought Milton Bradley, Coleco, Tonka,
| Parker Brothers, Avalon Hill, and Wizards of the Coast.
|
| He licensed Cabbage Patch Kids, Furby, and Beyblade from other
| toymakers and brought them to market.
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| He also focused heavily on licensing IP for things like WWF, Star
| Wars, Jurrasic Park, Pokemon, and Animorphs.
|
| The company has arguably been in a steady decline since his
| departure.
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