LeapFrog Appoints Former Toys "R" Us Exec to CEO

LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. announces the appointment of current Chief Executive Officer William Chiasson to Chairman of the Board and named industry veteran John Barbour as the company's new CEO and as a member of the Board of Directors. These changes will be effective as of March 7, 2011.

"We are very excited that John is joining LeapFrog as CEO," says Bill Chiasson, current chief executive officer of LeapFrog. "John has a 25-year track record of building global consumer and internet businesses in both traditional retail and direct-to-consumer environments. He previously led the successful turnaround of the Toys "R" Us U.S. and International divisions, and built its online business, toysrus.com, into the No. 1 global online retailer of toys and games. John also served as President of the GameHouse Division of RealNetworks, a leading, vertically integrated and global casual video games business."