Stephen D. Hassenfeld (1941 - 1989) was the Chairman and CEO of the Hasbro toy company from 1980 until his untimely death at age 47. He assumed the Presidency of the troubled firm on the death of his father in 1974 and turned the company around by reviving languishing brands such as Mr. Potato Head and G.I. Joe, acquiring competitor Milton Bradley and introducing the enormously successful Transformers product line. From 1980 to 1986, he increased Hasbro's profitability by 85 percent annually, an almost unprecedented achievement for a Fortune 500 company. Under his leadership, Hasbro...