MATTEL, INC. (NASDAQ:MAT) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02.
On April3, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Mattel, Inc. appointed Ynon Kreiz as Executive Chairman of the Board effective upon his election to the Board at Mattel’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr.Kreiz has been a director of Mattel since June13, 2017 and will succeed Christopher A. Sinclair, our current Executive Chairman, who will be retiring from the Board at the end of his current term and, accordingly, will not stand for re-election at Mattel’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Mr.Kreiz, 53, served as Chief Executive Officer of Maker Studios, Inc. (“Maker Studios”), a global digital media and content network company that was acquired by The Walt Disney Company, from May 2013 to January 2015, and served as Chairman of its Board from June 2012 to May 2014. Before joining Maker Studios, from June 2008 to June 2011, Mr.Kreiz was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Endemol Group, one of the world’s leading television production companies. Prior to Endemol Group, Mr.Kreiz served as a General Partner at Balderton Capital (formerly Benchmark Capital Europe) and was co-founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fox Kids Europe N.V., a children’s entertainment company. Mr.Kreiz has served as a director of Warner Music Group Corp. since May 2015 and a member of its audit committee since April 2016. He also currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Showmax and is on the Board of Advisors of UCLA’s Anderson School of Management.
Mr.Kreiz’s compensation in connection with his appointment as Executive Chairman has not been determined at this time.Mattel will file an amendment to this Form 8-K disclosing such information when it has been determined.
About MATTEL, INC. (NASDAQ:MAT)
Mattel, Inc. manufactures and markets a range of toy products around the world. The Company’s segments are North America; International and American Girl. Its portfolio of brands and products are grouped into approximately four major brand categories, including Mattel Girls & Boys Brands, Fisher-Price Brands, American Girl Brands and Construction and Arts & Crafts Brands. The Mattel Girls & Boys Brands category includes Barbie fashion dolls, Monster High, Disney Classics, Ever After High, Little Mommy, and Polly Pocket, Hot Wheels and Matchbox vehicles and play sets, and CARS, Disney Planes, BOOMco, Toy Story, Max Steel, WWE Wrestling and DC Comics. The Fisher-Price Brands category includes Fisher-Price, Little People, BabyGear, Laugh & Learn, Imaginext, Thomas & Friends, Blaze and The Monster Machines, Shimmer and Shine, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Minnie Mouse, Octonauts, and Power Wheels. The Construction and Arts & Crafts Brands category includes MEGA BLOKS, RoseArt and Board Dudes.