Table of Biography
Brian Goldner was a business executive and film producer from the United States. Brian Goldner served as the chairman and CEO of the American toy and media business Hasbro from 2008 until his passing.
Early Life
Brian Goldner was born in Huntington, New York, United States on April 21, 1963. His full name is Brian David Goldner. Brian had an American nationality and followed the Christian religion. His zodiac sign was Taurus.
Regarding his family background, He was the son of Norman Goldner (Father), a power management specialist at Eaton, and Marjorie (Mother), a financial advisor.
Education
Speaking of his educational background, Brian studied politics at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, after graduating from Huntington High School. He worked as a radio DJ and spoke in front of groups there.
Career and Professional Life
Talking about his career, In 1985, Goldner began his job as a marketing assistant at a Long Island healthcare organization. Goldner was meant to lead the entertainment accountant section of advertising holding company JWT in 1997, but Bandai America snatched him away.
In 2000, Goldner was working for Hasbro’s Tiger Electronics division, after the firm had laid off 5,000 people. By 2003, the stock market had rebounded, and Goldner was appointed Hasbro’s chief operating officer in 2008, then chairman of the board in 2015.
Brian was an executive producer on the well-received Transformers film adaption in 2007, which was credited with transforming Hasbro into a character-based multimedia firm.
Caption: Brian Goldner the CEO of Hasbro Source: The Providence Journal.
He reprised his role in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra in 2009. Goldner was in charge of getting Hasbro to license Disney’s Marvel Universe characters.
The expansion of these characters into the movie under Goldner’s tenure was likened to how they had progressed from being merely advertisements to television shows in the 1980s.
Goldner received a promotion that year, and MarketWatch awarded him CEO of the year in 2008.
Goldner used his acquaintance with Saban in 2018 to buy the Power Rangers franchise and other properties from Saban Brands for $522 million after first acquiring the franchise’s master product license.
Net Worth 2024
Brian Goldner earned a huge amount of money through his hard work and brilliance. His estimated net worth was $17 million at the time of his death. However, Brian never collaborated with other brands and companies.
Personal Life
Regarding her love life, Brian Goldner was married to a nurse and social worker, Barbara Goldner. After being together for a long time, Brain and Barbara tied their wedding knot. However, nothing is known regarding their first meeting and wedding ceremony.
Caption: Brian Goldner with Barbara Goldner source: News Unzip.
The couple had two children: a daughter named Brooke and a son named Brandon who passed away in 2015.
Death
Brian revealed in August 2020 that he had prostate cancer and had been getting therapy for it since 2014. On October 10, 2021, he took a sudden leave of absence as Hasbro CEO for medical concerns, and died a day later at his home in Barrington, Rhode Island, at the age of 58.
Body Measurements
Brian Goldner was handsome undoubtedly. He had a perfect height of 5 feet 10 inches (178 cm/1/78 m) and weighed around 74 kg (163 lbs). In addition, Brian had brown pair of lovely eyes and brown hair colour.
Brian Goldner – Social Media
He was active on his Twitter account @_bgoldner with 771 followers. Besides that, Brian was not active on any other social media sites including Instagram and Facebook.