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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 ......................... 52 Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer
2000
Ellen L. Brothers ......................... 51 Executive Vice President of Mattel and
President, American Girl
2003
Thomas A. Debrowski .................... 56 Executive Vice President, Worldwide
Operations
2000
Kevin M. Farr ........................... 49 Chief Financial Officer 1996
Neil B. Friedman ........................ 59 President, Mattel Brands 1999
Alan Kaye .............................. 53 Senior Vice President, Human Resources 2000
Robert Normile .......................... 47 Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary
1999
Michael A. Salop ........................ 42 Senior Vice President, External Affairs and
Treasurer
2005
Bryan Stockton .......................... 53 Executive Vice President, International 2000
H. Scott Topham ......................... 46 Senior Vice President and Corporate
Controller
2004
Mr. Eckert has been Chairman of the Board 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.
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. 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, Tax from August 1992 to June 1993.
Mr. Friedman has been President, Mattel Brands (which includes Mattel Girls & Boys Brands US and
Fisher-Price Brands US) since October 2005. From March 1999 to October 2005, he was President, Fisher-Price
Brands. From August 1995 to March 1999, he was President, Tyco Preschool. For more than five years prior to
that time, he was President of MCA/Universal Merchandising, Senior Vice President-Sales, Marketing and
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