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• LOW-PROFILE BEGINNINGS
• CLIMBING THE CORPORATE LADDER AT KRAFT
• TAKING CHARGE OF A TROUBLED MATTEL
• A MODEST MANAGEMENT STYLE
• SOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Chairman and chief executive officer, Mattel, Incorporated

Nationality: American.

Born: August 14, 1954, in Elmhurst, Illinois.

Education: University of Arizona, BS, 1976; Northwestern University, MBA, 1977.

Family: Married Kathie (maiden name unknown); children: four.

Career: Kraft Foods, 1977–1987, held several marketing positions (specific job titles unknown); 1987–1989, vice president for strategy and development, grocery products division; 1989–1990, vice president for...