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Alan G. Hassenfeld, former CEO of Hasbro and whose family founded the
iconic toy maker, dies at 76
By ANNE DrCOINNOCENZIO
Updated 6:35 PM EDT, July 9, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) rCo Alan G. Hassenfeld, a renowned philanthropist and former
CEO of iconic toy company Hasbro Inc., the maker of G.I. Joe and Play-Doh,
has died. He was 76, according to the toy company.
Hasbro, the nationrCOs second largest toy company behind Mattel based on annual sales, declined to offer more details. HassenfeldrCOs family foundation, Hassenfeld Family Initiatives, wasnrCOt immediately available to comment.
Hassenfeld was born in Providence, Rhode Island and graduated from
Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts. He received an undergraduate arts
degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1970. Upon graduation, he
joined the Pawtucket, Rhode Island-based family business in 1970. Hasbro
was founded in 1923, by HassenfeldrCOs grandfather, Henry. Known initially
as Hassenfeld Brothers, it sold textile remnants but expanded into school supplies and later toy manufacturing under the Hasbro name in the 1940s, according to HasbrorCOs website. It went public in 1968.
Hassenfeld rose quickly in the family business serving as special
assistant to the president and worked his way up the rank s. He became one
of the key architects of HasbrorCOs international operations and spent extensive time traveling overseas. He was named executive vice president
in 1980 and became president in September 1984.
Hassenfeld labored for years in the shadow of his older brother Stephen.
His brotherrCOs death of pneumonia in June 1989 at age 47, however, moved Hassenfeld into the position of chairman and chief executive officer.
Hassenfeld stepped down as CEO in 2003 and in August 2005, he retired from
his chairman position and became emeritus chairman. He stepped away from
that role last year. Hassenfeld was the last family member to sit on the board, according to Hasbro.
rCLAll of us who have ever had any connection to Hasbro today are mourning
the profound loss of Alan Hassenfeld, our beloved former Chairman & CEO, mentor, and dear friend, rCY Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks in an e-mailed statement to The Associated Press. rCLAlanrCOs enormous heart was, and will remain, the guiding force behind Hasbro rCo compassionate, imaginative, and dedicated to bringing a smile to the face of every child around the world. His tireless advocacy for philanthropy, childrenrCOs welfare, and the toy industry
created a legacy that will inspire us always.rCY
Hassenfeld was involved in many charitable and social causes both
nationally and locally in Rhode Island. His concerns ranged from childhood hunger to issues involving refugee settlement in the state. As chairman of
the Hassenfeld Family Initiatives, he oversaw the foundationrCOs mission of globalizing safety and human rights within the area of childrenrCOs
products; empowering women in developing countries; and enhancing the
economy, education and business opportunities in Rhode Island.
Hassenfeld was also founding benefactor of Hasbro ChildrenrCOs Hospital in Providence, and his familyrCOs contributions helped to establish the Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute at Brown University.
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