Hasbro Shifts Company Veteran Roles

Playthings Staff -- Gifts and Dec, 2/14/2013 11:26:56 AM

David Hargreaves

PAWTUCKET, RI - Hasbro has made some changes at the executive level with the appointment of company veterans to new roles.

A 30-year veteran at Hasbro, David Hargreaves, has been appointed to the newly created role of executive vice president of corporate strategy and business development; he most recently served as chief operating officer. In his new position, Hargreaves will focus on building Hasbro's new business pipeline, identifying opportunities for long-term growth as well as fostering relationships with current and new partners.

In addition to Hargreaves' new appointment, Wiebe Tinga, a 25-year veteran of the company, will become chief commercial officer and be responsibility for all of Hasbro's global operating markets. Tinga recently served as the company's president of North America.