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American Greetings Corp. (AM)At 4:01PM ET: 21.84  Up 0.21 (0.97%)  
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American Greetings Corp.
One American Road
Cleveland, OH 44144-2398
United States - Map
Phone: 216-252-7300
Fax: 216-252-6778
Web Site: http://www.americangreetings.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 400 MidCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Services
Industry:Business Services
Full Time Employees:9,000

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
American Greetings Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of greeting cards and other social expression products worldwide. It offers everyday and seasonal greeting cards, gift wrap, party goods, calendars, stationery, giftware, and custom display fixtures. The company also distributes social expression products, including electronic greetings, physical products incorporating consumer photos, and a range of graphics and digital services and products through various electronic channels, such as Web sites, Internet portals, instant messaging services, and electronic mobile devices. In addition, it creates and licenses its intellectual properties, such as the ‘Care Bear’ and ‘Strawberry Shortcake’ characters. The company’s domestic greeting card brands comprise American Greetings, Carlton Cards, Gibson, Tender Thoughts, Just For You, Recycled Paper, and Papyrus; and other domestic products include DesignWare party goods, Plus Mark gift wrap and boxed cards, DateWorks calendars, and AGI In-Store display fixtures. Its Internet brands primarily consist of AmericanGreetings.com, BlueMountain.com, Egreetings.com, Kiwee.com, PhotoWorks.com, and Webshots.com. American Greetings Corporation distributes its products primarily through mass merchandisers, drug stores, and supermarket chains. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    American Greetings Corp.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 11.4% of S&P 400 companies and 51.9% of Consumer Durables & Apparel companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Zev Weiss , 42
    Chief Exec. Officer, Director and Member of Exec. Committee
    $ 916.00K $ 0
    Mr. Jeffrey M. Weiss , 45
    Pres, Chief Operating Officer, Director and Member of Exec. Committee
    $ 717.00K $ 0
    Mr. Stephen J. Smith , 45
    Chief Financial Officer and Sr. VP
    $ 408.00K $ 0
    Mr. Michael L. Goulder , 49
    Sr. VP and Exec. Supply Chain Officer
    $ 473.00K $ 0
    Mr. Josef Mandelbaum , 42
    Chief Exec. Officer of AG Intellectual Properties
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-09 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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