Jakks Pacific
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Jakks Pacific, Inc. is an American toy manufacturer founded in January 1996. The company is best known for producing licensed action figures, playsets, dolls, plush toys and dress-up sets.
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Company type | Public |
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Nasdaq: JAKK Russell Microcap Index component | |
Industry | Consumer products |
Founded | January 12, 1995; 29 years ago (1995-01-12) |
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Headquarters | Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Key people | Stephen Berman (president and CEO) Joel Bennett (CFO and EVP) |
Website | jakks |
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The company was founded by Jack Friedman, who had previously founded the toy and video game companies LJN and THQ. Friedman presided over the company, until retiring as CEO and chairman after March 31, 2010, a month before his death on May 3, 2010.[1]