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American Greetings Corp. (AM)At 4:03PM ET: 12.27  Down 0.98 (7.40%)  
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American Greetings Corp.
One American Road
Cleveland, OH 44144-2398
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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:8,800

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. As of February 29, 2008, the company also owned and operated 414 card and gift retail stores in North America. In addition, it distributes social expression products, including email greetings, personalized printable greeting cards, and a range of graphics through digital and other electronic channels, including Web sites, Internet portals, instant messaging services, and electronic mobile devices. Further, the company operates an online photo sharing and personal publishing company that enables consumers to use their own photos to create physical products, including greeting cards, calendars, photo albums, and photo books; and creates and licenses its intellectual properties, such as the ‘Care Bear’ and ‘Strawberry Shortcake’ characters. Its domestic greeting card brands comprise American Greetings, Carlton Cards, and Gibson; and other domestic products include DesignWare party goods, Plus Mark gift wrap and boxed cards, DateWorks calendars, and AGI In-Store display fixtures. American Greetings Corporation distributes its products primarily through mass merchandisers, drug stores, and supermarkets. 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 1-Oct-08 is better than 3% of S&P 400 companies and 32.4% of Consumer Durables & Apparel companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Zev Weiss , 41
    Chief Exec. Officer, Director and Member of Exec. Committee
    $ 1.48M $ 1.56M
    Mr. Jeffrey M. Weiss , 44
    Pres, Chief Operating Officer, Director and Member of Exec. Committee
    $ 1.12M $ 1.05M
    Mr. Stephen J. Smith , 44
    Chief Financial Officer and Sr. VP
    $ 687.00KN/A
    Mr. Michael L. Goulder , 48
    Sr. VP and Exec. Supply Chain Officer
    $ 1.05M $ 796.00K
    Mr. Josef Mandelbaum , 41
    Chief Exec. Officer of Ag Intellectual Properties
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 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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