Alfred R. Kahn

Alfred R. Kahn
Born
Alfred Robert Kahn

(1947-01-18) January 18, 1947 (age 77)[1][2][3]
Brooklyn, New York, United States
EducationLIU Post
OccupationFormer CEO & Chairman of 4Kids Entertainment
Known forPokémon
Yu-Gi-Oh!

Alfred Robert Kahn (born January 18, 1947) is an American executive. From 1991 to 2011, he was chairman and CEO of 4Kids Entertainment, a company that is a global provider of children's entertainment and merchandise licensing.[4] He previously led the licensing division for the Coleco company.[1] In 1995,[5] he turned Leisure Concepts, Inc. into 4Kids Entertainment, having previously served as chairman and CEO of the company since March 1991.[5] In 2002, he founded the National Law Enforcement and Firefighters Children's Foundation.[6] In 2012 he co-founded CraneKahn LLC and was the CEO and co-owner of that company.[7] In 2019 CraneKahn folded into Kidtagious.[8]

Kahn also serves on the board of directors of the Federal Drug Agents Foundation, Children's Tumor Foundation, Stephen Gaynor School for Learning Difficulties, Long Island University, and Bette Midler's New York Restoration Project.[6] He has also appeared in various conferences surrounding the anime industry.

  1. ^ a b Dougherty, Philip H. (December 29, 1983). "Cabbage Patch Honors For a Coleco Executive". The New York Times. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  2. ^ O'Brien, Kathleen (March 17, 2002). "What They're Reading". The New York Times. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  3. ^ "Alfred Robert Kahn profile". Who's Who in Finance and Business, 24th, 34th Editions; Who's Who in America, 58th, 59th Editions. Marquis. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  4. ^ "Alfred Kahn: Executive Profile & Biography". BusinessWeek. February 22, 2008. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  5. ^ a b "10-K(Pages 2 and 16)". Edgar Online. January 4, 1996. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Founder". National Law Enforcement and Firefighters Children's Foundation. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
  7. ^ "LIU NotableAlumni". www.liu.edu. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  8. ^ "Kidtagious Entertainment". Kidtagious Entertainment. Retrieved May 21, 2020.