Mattel

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{{Infobox Company | company_name = Mattel Inc. | company_logo = Image:Mattel Logo2.gif | company_type = Public (Template:Nyse) | company_slogan = | foundation = 1945 | location = El Segundo, California | key_people = Robert A. Eckert, Chairman and CEO.
Kevin M. Farr, CFO. | industry = Toys and games | products = | revenue = $5.179 billion USD (2005) | operating_income = $664.529 million USD (2005) | net_income = $417.019 million USD (2005) | num_employees = 26,000 (2005) | homepage = www.mattel.com }} Mattel Inc. (Template:Nyse) is an American toy company and is the largest toy company based on revenue. It produces products including Hot Wheels & Matchbox cars Barbie dolls, board games, and in the early 1980s, video game consoles. It was founded in 1945 by Elliot Handler and Harold "Matt" Matson (hence the name "matt-el"). Elliott Handler's wife Ruth Handler would later become president, and is credited with establishing the Barbie product line for the company in 1959.

1 Corporate governance
- 1.1 Corporate leadership
- 1.2 Board of directors
2 History
3 Products
4 Trivia
5 External links

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Corporate governance

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Corporate leadership

Robert A. Eckert, Chairman of the Board, CEO (since May 2000)
Kevin Farr, CFO
Neil Friedman, President Mattel Brands
Ellen L. Brothers, President American Girl Brands
Bryan G. Stockton, Executive VP of International
Thomas A. Debrowski, Executive VP of World Wide Operations
Alan Kaye, Senior VP of Human Resource
Bob Normille, Senior VP, General Counsel and Secretary

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Board of directors

Current members of the board of directors of Mattel Inc. are:

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History

The company originally produced picture frames and dollhouse accessories from picture frame scraps. With the success of their dollhouse accessories, the company turned its attention to toys. The company became publicly owned in 1960.

An independent audit of Mattel, released on November 3, 1975, revealed that company officials had fabricated press releases and financial information to "maintain the appearance of continued corporate growth." In 1999, the ill-advised purchase of a major software publisher, TLC, for $3.6 billion dollars led to the CEO, Jill Barad, being ousted (See Brøderbund.)

In 1993, Mattel merged with the Fisher-Price toy company. In 1996, Mattel purchased Tyco Toys which was the third largest toy manufacturer at the time.

Mattel serves as the parent company for American Girl (formerly Pleasant Company) and Fisher-Price. Currently, it is headquartered in El Segundo, California.

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