BenGadboisIn the June issue of Consumer Goods Technology, Ben Gadbois, the global president and COO of Spin Master, will be honored as one of the magazine’s 2014 Visionaries. The list celebrates the success of people in driving notable change, both within their respective organizations and throughout the consumer goods industry as a whole.

During his 1.7 years with Spin Master, Gadbois helped to initiative a restructuring, which was necessary for the company to realign its human and financial resources in order to reposition itself for growth. The company grew nearly 20 percent last year and on pace to beat that growth this year. It is also now strategically focused on driving immersive extensions to its toy lines through the creation of entertainment properties, games, and digital experiences.

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Phil Guie

Phil Guie

Phil Guie is an associate editor at Adventure Publishing Group. He writes and edits articles for The Toy Book and The Licensing Book. Phil also serves as lead editor for The Toy Book Blog and The Toy Report newsletter, and manages social media for The Toy Book. But of course, Phil’s pride and joy are his weekly reviews for The Toy Insider, in which he writes about video games, movies, and other cool things. His hobbies include comics, baking, fidgeting, and traveling to off-the-beaten places and making new friends.

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