Changes at Global Brands Group: Janice Brown, President of the Character Sleep Division, promoted to President of the Entertainment Licensing Group (character, beauty); Sandy Abdallah, ex-L’Oreal, appointed SVP Beauty… J. Allen Black, Executive Producer at Activision Blizzard Entertainment, promoted to President of Blizzard Entertainment, replacing Michael Morhaime, who remains a strategic advisor… Changes at toymaker TCG: Kelly Elwood, ex-Nelvana, joins as VP Marketing and Licensing as Jessica Gavin departs the company; Steve Gibson, ex-The Source Electronics, named VP Operations, new position… Brian Roberts, ex-Paramount Pictures’ Paramount Players, named President of Nickelodeon, filling a post vacant since Cyma Zarghami departed last summer… Jill Soltau, ex-JoAnn Stores, named J.C. Penney CEO…. Changes at toymaker Schleich USA: Oliver Krause-Huckleberry, ex-Hartmann USA, named Head of Marketing; Jerry Kurtzwell, formerly acting Director of Sales, appointed to full-time post; Jeanie Croan, ex-Educational Development Corp., joins as Senior Manager of Specialty Retail; Alinka Griffin, ex-Cra-Z-Art, and Holly Keebler, ex-IG Design Group Americas, named national account managers.

Contacts:

Activision, J. Allen Black, President Blizzard Entertainment, 310-255-2000

Global Brands Group, Janice Brown, Pres. Entertainment Licensing Group, 646-582-6691,janicebrown@globalbrandsgroup.com

Global Brands Group, Sandy Abdallah, SVP Beauty, sandyabdallah@tcgtoys.com

Nickelodeon, Brian Roberts, Pres., brian.roberts@viacom.com

Schleich USA, Oliver Krause-Huckleberry, Head of Marketing, 704-659-7997. Oliver.krausehuckleberry@schleich-s.com

TCG, Kelly Elwood, VP Marketing and Licensing, 416-746-3388, kelwood@tcgtoys.com

TCG, Steve Gibson, VP Operations, 416-746-3388, sgibson@tcgtoys.com