Jack Chojnacki

Jack Chojnacki (born c. 1941) he licensed the Holly Hobbie character early in his tenure there. Later that decade, he set up the company's licensing branch with another AGC employee, Tim Wilson (the creator of the comic strip Ziggy). Its first franchise, Strawberry Shortcake, made its public debut in 1980. and vice-president of AGC's licensing operations. Starting in February 1981, he assisted in the creation of another American Greetings franchise, the Care Bears. He served as executive producer of 1985's The Care Bears Movie, along with its 1986 prequel A New Generation; he also was a creative consultant for the 1987 follow-up, Adventure in Wonderland. After the Care Bears, Chojnacki helped out with another two AGC properties, Madballs and Popples. In 1989, the Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association (LIMA) inducted him into the Murray Altchuler Licensing Industry Hall of Fame, as a charter member.