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of 1998. Mattel is subject to various other federal, state and local laws and regulations applicable to its business.
Mattel believes that it is in substantial compliance with these laws and regulations.
Mattel’s operations are from time to time the subject of investigations, conferences, discussions and
negotiations with various federal, state and local environmental agencies with respect to the discharge or cleanup
of hazardous waste and compliance by those operations with environmental laws and regulations. See Item 7
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Environmental” and
Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements—
Environmental.”
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, 2005, Mattel’s total number of employees was
approximately 26,000.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
The current executive officers of Mattel, all of whom are appointed annually by and serve at the pleasure of
the Board of Directors, are as follows:
Name Age Position
Executive
Officer
Since
Robert A. Eckert ......................... 51 Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief
Executive Officer
2000
Ellen L. Brothers ......................... 50 Executive Vice President of Mattel and
President, American Girl
2003
Thomas A. Debrowski .................... 55 Executive Vice President, Worldwide
Operations
2000
Kevin M. Farr ........................... 48 Chief Financial Officer 1996
Neil B. Friedman ........................ 58 President, Mattel Brands 1999
Alan Kaye .............................. 52 Senior Vice President, Human Resources 2000
Robert Normile .......................... 46 Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary
1999
Michael A. Salop ........................ 41 Treasurer and Senior Vice President, External
Affairs
2005
Bryan Stockton .......................... 52 Executive Vice President, International 2000
H. Scott Topham ......................... 45 Senior Vice President and Corporate
Controller
2004
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, 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.
Ms. Brothers has been Executive Vice President of Mattel and President, American Girl since July 2000.
From November 1998 to July 2000, she was Senior Vice President of Operations, Pleasant Company (which
merged with and into Mattel on December 31, 2003, followed immediately on January 1, 2004, by an asset
transfer to Mattel’s subsidiary American Girl). From January 1997 to November 1998, she was Vice President of
the Catalogue Division, Pleasant Company. She joined Pleasant Company in 1995, prior to its acquisition by
Mattel in July 1998, as Vice President of Catalogue Marketing.
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