---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000046080-22-000127"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HAS"
cik: "0000046080"
company_name: "HASBRO, INC."
filed_at: "2022-11-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T00:12:50.240845+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hasbro CFO Deborah Thomas to retire after 24 years; internal/external search underway

## Summary
- Deborah Thomas will retire as EVP and CFO after 24 years; she will remain CFO until successor is named.
- Company initiating a succession process evaluating both internal and external candidates.
- Thomas will serve as an advisor for a period after transition to ensure smooth handover.
- CEO Chris Cocks praised Thomas for her role in transforming Hasbro into a global branded entertainment leader.
- No specific retirement date provided; Thomas stays until successor is in place.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000046080-22-000127
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HAS
- cik: 0000046080
- company_name: HASBRO, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-11-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46080/000004608022000127/0000046080-22-000127-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46080/000004608022000127/has-20221109.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000046080-22-000127
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000046080-22-000127.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000046080-22-000127.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Deborah Thomas departed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at HASBRO, INC..
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On November 9, 2022, Hasbro, Inc. ("Hasbro" or the "Company") announced that Deborah Thomas has informed the Company of her intent to retire from her position as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer after 24 years of distinguished service and leadership with the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46080/000004608022000127/0000046080-22-000127-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.