Brian Goldner, 58, Hasbro chairman-CEO and a ViacomCBS board member since 2018 and chair of its compensation committee, died days after Hasbro announced he was taking medical leave. Goldner joined Hasbro in 2000 and was tapped as CEO in 2008,…
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later becoming chairman. He expanded the company "beyond toys and games into television, movies, digital gaming and beyond," and supervised its $3.8 billion takeover of the studio Entertainment One in 2019, said the company. Goldner "orchestrated major deals" with Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios and Lionsgate to create movies based on some of Hasbro's "best-known brands," acting as an executive producer on many of the films, said ViacomCBS. Hasbro said Goldner disclosed in August 2020 that he was undergoing continued medical care following treatment for cancer in 2014. He's survived by his wife and daughter. Donations in his memory can be made to Dr. Mega's GU Cancer Fund at the Miriam Hospital Foundation.