Licensing International Announces Nine New Board Members

Licensing International announced that nine executives – Casey Collins, head, licensed consumer products and business development, Hasbro; Michael Connolly, founder and chief executive officer, Retail Monster; Javier Garza, head, consumer products, Mexico, Warner Bros. Discovery; Alexandra Heyd, head, licensing, brands and acquisition, BurdaVerlag Germany; Tanya Isler, director, licensing and publishing, Netflix; Stuart Pollock, president, Segal Licensing; Marc Schneider, chief financial and operating officer, Beanstalk; Kalle Törmä, chief executive officer and founder, Flowhaven; and Angell Xi, partner, Jingtian & Gongcheng – were elected by the Licensing International membership to serve three-year terms on its Board of Directors, effective July 1.  

Steve Scebelo, president, NFL Players Inc., will serve as chairperson and Veronica Hart, executive vice president, global franchise planning, Paramount Consumer Products and Experiences, will serve as vice chairperson. 

“I am so pleased to welcome the nine new members of our Board, whose diverse experiences and invaluable knowledge will help Licensing International support the expansion of brand licensing around the world,” says Maura Regan, president, Licensing International. “I want to thank outgoing chairperson Jay Asher and outgoing board members Sol Armada, Juli Boylan, Omar Fajer, Elias Fasja Cohen, Simo Hamalainen and Ed Labay for their time and dedication.”