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ASTRA Appoints Zieganhagen as Chair, Andy Cannon as Chair-Elect

GDA Staff -- Gifts and Dec, 6/28/2011 12:12:14 PM

Chicago - The American Specialty Toy Retailing Association appointed Michael Zieganhagen as the new chair of its board of directors, with Andy Cannon serving as chair-elect.

Michael Zieganhagen is the owner of Playmatters, a Cleaveland-based toy store chain. Andy Cannon, who was voted chair-elect by the membership, owns Discovery Depot in Cookerville, TN.

ASTRA members also elected two new specialty toy industry leaders to their board: HABA USA president Lea Culliton and Thames and Kosmos president Ted McGuire.

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