Stephen G. Berman is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAKK), a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of toys and consumer products. Berman co-founded JAKKS in 1995, and since its inception the company has grown to become a leading company in the toy industry with more than 750 employees worldwide. JAKKS has an impressive portfolio of top licensed brands and original intellectual properties.
Berman is well-known for his keen eye in product design, and for having his finger on the pulse of what will be hot with kids. The success of the company is attributed to Berman’s visionary leadership, creativity and inimitable ability to forge strategic partnerships here and abroad with entertainment’s biggest names such as The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros., Activision, NBCUniversal, Microsoft, and Nintendo, to name a few.
Berman has successfully navigated the company through 22 acquisitions since 1995. He has been recognized by Ernst & Young as Entrepreneur of the Year in 2000, and has been awarded the Licensing Industry Excellence Award by Variety Magazine in 2006. A direct result of his hands-on approach, JAKKS has been named Vendor of the Year multiple times by Target, Walmart and Toys ‘R Us.
In addition to his entrepreneurial spirit and business acumen, Berman is a dedicated and passionate corporate humanitarian committed to helping children in need. He created JAKKS Cares, the philanthropic arm of JAKKS Pacific, granting more than $50 million in monetary and in-kind donations to-date to children’s charities throughout the U.S. In 2008, not only was JAKKS recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal as one of the Top 20 Corporate Philanthropists in Los Angeles, but also Friends of the Family® awarded Berman the Families Matter Vanguard Award for his outstanding contribution to children’s philanthropy. And in 2009, Operation Smile honored Berman with the Corporate Humanitarian Award.
Prior to JAKKS, Berman was an original founder of THQ International and served as their Managing Director. Additionally, Berman served as president and an owner of Balanced Approach, Inc. a distributor of personal fitness products and services.
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Has Stephen G. Berman been buying or selling shares of JAKKS Pacific?
Stephen G. Berman has not been actively trading shares of JAKKS Pacific during the past quarter. Most recently, Stephen G. Berman sold 3,574 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.01, for a transaction totalling $32,201.74. Learn More on Stephen G. Berman's trading history.
Are insiders buying or selling shares of JAKKS Pacific?
In the last twelve months, JAKKS Pacific insiders bought shares 1 times. They purchased a total of 10,088 shares worth more than $177,347.04. The most recent insider tranaction occured on June, 21st when Major Shareholder Lawrence I Rosen bought 10,088 shares worth more than $177,347.04. Insiders at JAKKS Pacific own 3.5% of the company.
Learn More about insider trades at JAKKS Pacific. Information on this page was last updated on 6/21/2024.
