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Employees
The total number of persons employed by Mattel and its subsidiaries at any one time varies because of the
seasonal nature of its manufacturing operations. At December 31, 2001, Mattel’s total number of employees,
including its international operations, was approximately 27,000.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
The current executive officers of Mattel, all of which are appointed annually by the board of directors and
serve at the pleasure of the board, are as follows:
Name Age Position
Executive
Officer
Since
Robert A. Eckert ........ 47 Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer 2000
Matthew C. Bousquette . . . 43 President, Boys/Entertainment 1999
Thomas A. Debrowski .... 51 Executive Vice President, Worldwide Operations 2000
Joseph F. Eckroth, Jr. ..... 43 Chief Information Officer 2000
Kevin M. Farr .......... 44 Chief Financial Officer 1996
Adrienne Fontanella ...... 43 President, Girls/Barbie 1999
Neil B. Friedman ........ 54 President, Fisher-Price Brands 1999
Alan Kaye ............. 48 Senior Vice President, Human Resources 1997
Douglas E. Kerner ....... 44 Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller 2001
Robert Normile ......... 42 Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 1999
William Stavro .......... 62 Senior Vice President and Treasurer 1993
Bryan Stockton ......... 48 Executive Vice President, Business Planning and Development 2000
Mr. Eckert has been Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer since May 2000. He
was formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of Kraft Foods, Inc., the largest packaged food company in
North America and a subsidiary of Philip Morris Companies Inc., from October 1997 until May 2000. From
1995 to 1997, Mr. Eckert was Group Vice President of Kraft Foods, Inc. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Eckert was
President of the Oscar Mayer foods division of Kraft Foods, Inc. Mr. Eckert worked for Kraft Foods, Inc. for
23 years prior to joining Mattel.
Mr. Bousquette has been President, Boys/Entertainment since March 1999. From May 1998 to March
1999, he was Executive Vice President and General Manager-Boys Toys. From 1995 to 1998, he was General
Manager—Boys Toys. He joined Mattel in December 1993 as Senior Vice President-Marketing.
Mr. Debrowski has been Executive Vice President, Worldwide Operations, since November 2000. From
February 1992 until November 2000, he was Senior Vice President-Operations and a director of The Pillsbury
Company. From September 1991 until February 1992, he was Vice President of Operations for The Baked
Goods Division of The Pillsbury Company. Prior to that, he served as Vice President and Director of Grocery
Operations for Kraft U.S.A.
Mr. Eckroth has been Chief Information Officer since July 2000. From July 1998 until July 2000, he was
Chief Information Officer of General Electric Company’s Medical Systems unit. From November 1995 until
June 1998, he served as Chief Information Officer of General Electric Company’s Industrial Controls Systems
division. Prior to that, he held several senior positions within Operations and Information Technology at the
Northrop Grumman Corporation.
Mr. Farr has been Chief Financial Officer since February 2000. From September 1996 to February 2000,
he was Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller. From June 1993 to September 1996, he served as Vice
President, Tax. Prior to that, he served as Senior Director, Taxes from August 1992 to June 1993.
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