Toys ‘R’ Us Owner Tru Kids Names New Legal Chief, Reopens Stores

Tru Kids Inc., owner of the iconic Toys “R” Us retail brand, has reunited with a former lawyer ahead of the holiday season.

Anand Shah, who spent nearly six years as an executive director and corporate counsel at Toys “R” Us prior to its bankruptcy filing in September 2017, has joined Tru Kids as general counsel and secretary. The privately held, Parsippany, N.J.-based company announced the move Nov. 11.

“I’m thrilled to return to the Toys ‘R’ Us family,” Shah said in a statement that also touted Tru Kids’ recruitment of chief business development officer Brian Maeda.

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