COMPANY

Founded informally in 1910 by Joyce C. Hall and eventually incorporated as Hall Brothers Company. Cards were branded 'Hallmark' beginning in 1922, and in 1954 the business changed its name to Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Official Website:
http://www.hallmark.com/

Industry:
Media

Ticker:
(private)

Corporate headquarters:
Kansas City, MO

Employees:
18,000

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Henry F. Frigon	Business	c. 1936		CEO of CARSTAR, Inc., 1998-2001
Donald J. Hall	Business	9-Jul-1928		CEO of Hallmark, 1966-86
Joyce C. Hall	Business	29-Aug-1891	29-Oct-1982	Founder of Hallmark Cards
Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr.	Business	12-Aug-1936		CEO of Hallmark, 1986-2001
Jan L. Murley	Business	c. 1951		CEO of The Boyds Collection, 2003-06

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William D. Perez	Business	c. 1947		CEO of Wrigley

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John F. Akers	Business	28-Dec-1934		CEO of IBM, 1986-93
Herman Cain	Business	13-Dec-1945		Godfather's Pizza
Frederick B. Hegi, Jr.	Business	c. 1943		Wingate Partners
John P. Mascotte	Business	c. 1940		CEO of The Continental Corporation, 1983-95

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Henry F. Frigon	Business	c. 1936		CEO of CARSTAR, Inc., 1998-2001
Donald J. Hall	Business	9-Jul-1928		CEO of Hallmark, 1966-86
Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr.	Business	12-Aug-1936		CEO of Hallmark, 1986-2001

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Keith McHenry	Activist	1957		Food Not Bombs
Dr. Phil	Talk Show Host	1-Sep-1950		Dispenses poor advice

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