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Hasbro names third Wizards of the Coast president in under 5 years

Reported by Retail Dive, Kaarin Moore on Oct 28, 12:13 PM ET

Dan Ayoub, who now leads Wizards and Hasbro Digital Games, has been playing D&D with the same group of friends since he was 10 years old. Ayoub is leading a game he has been playing since he was 10. He has played Dungeons & Dragons with the same group of friends since that age, and picked up Magic: The Gathering the year it launched, according to Hasbro. Now, Ayoub will head up Magic, D&D, Duel Masters and Hasbro Digital Games, including Exodus and Warlock.

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