Additionally, Wizards of the Coast is announcing the retirement of long-time corporate leader and CEO Vince Caluori. The transitions are expected to become finalized by the end of the month.

"We are extremely pleased that Chuck and Loren will build on the initiatives that Vince created and drive the strategic direction for Wizards of the Coast as the company continues to be the worldwide leader in the trading card and roleplaying game categories," said Dave Wilson, president of Hasbro games.

Huebner most recently served as senior vice-president of business planning and development for Hasbro Games and has been with the company since 2000. Chuck came to Hasbro from the Coca-Cola Company where he held a variety of general management positions based in their Atlanta, Houston and Tokyo operations. Prior to Coca-Cola, Chuck co-founded ERS International, a leader in electronic retail pricing systems. He began his career at Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati where he held a variety of sales and brand management positions.

Loren Greenwood, with the company since 1996, has been elevated to executive vice-president and chief operating officer from his post as executive vice-president of Global Sales, Marketing and Organized Play. Greenwood will now be responsible for driving all aspects of the company's operations, which include maintaining the quality and integrity of established Wizards of the Coast brands, such as Magic: The Gathering® and Dungeons & Dragons® as well as licensed brands like Star Wars, Pokemon, and Showdown(TM) Sports. Before coming to Wizards of the Coast, Loren spent ten years with Ace Novelty of Seattle where he held various positions within the company, including division vice-president. Ace Novelty creates promotional products and ideas that help promote businesses and organizations.

Vince Caluori began his relationship with Wizards of the Coast as its first outside board member in May 1994. Three years later, in April 1997, Caluori started working at the corporate office full time as an executive vice president. In December 2000, Caluori was named CEO of Wizards of the Coast and was responsible for overseeing the entire company's operations.

Wizards of the Coast Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro Inc., is the worldwide market share leader in the TCG and tabletop roleplaying game categories. A leading developer and publisher of game-based entertainment products, as well as the owner and operator of one of the nation's largest specialty game retail chains, the company holds an exclusive patent on the play mechanic of TCGs and produces the world's best-selling Pokemon and Magic: The Gathering TCGs. Headquartered near Seattle, Washington, Wizards of the Coast, Inc. has international offices in Belgium, France, Italy, U.K, and Australia. For more information on Wizards of the Coast, Inc. visit the company's website and electronic retail store at wizards.com.

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