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Brian Goldner, chief executive officer at Pawtucket-based Hasbro, has been named 2008 MarketWatch CEO of the Year.

The financial news outlet said Goldner, building Hasbro's business with such products as Transformers tied to the hit movie, has "radically altered perceptions of the 85-year-old toymaker --as well as its self-image. And he's been at it for less than a year."

Goldner, 45, was selected over four other finalists: Jamie Dimon, of J.P. Morgan; Bill Johnson, of Heinz; Gary Kelly, of Southwest Airlines; and Bobby Kotick, of Activision.

CEOS of publicly-traded U.S. companies were nominated for the award by the editorial staff. MarketWatch senior editors narrowed the group to five finalists, and reporters wrote profiles of each chief executive's performance in 2008. The editors evaluated the CEOs in four main areas: stock price, performance for customers, treatment of employees and corporate-governance initiatives.
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