*** Welcome to piglix ***

Mattel Playground Productions

Mattel, Inc.
Public
Traded as
Industry Entertainment
Founded January 1945; 72 years ago (1945-01)
El Segundo, California
Founders
Headquarters 333 Continental Blvd, El Segundo, California, U.S.
Key people
Products
  • Dolls
  • Toys
  • Games
Production output
Animation
Revenue Decrease US$ 5.456 billion (2016)
Decrease US$ 519.23 million (2016)
Decrease US$ 318.02 million (2016)
Total assets Decrease $US 6.439 billion (2016)
Total equity Decrease $US 2.407 billion (2016)
Number of employees
32,000 (2016)
Divisions Mattel Creations
Subsidiaries
Website mattel.com
Mattel Creations
Division of a public corporation
Industry Entertainment
Founded 1945; 72 years ago (1945)
Number of locations
3 (2016)
Key people
  • Catherine Balsam-Schwaber (CCO)
  • Christopher Keenan
  • (SVP, Content Development & Production)
Products
Parent Mattel, Inc.
Divisions Mattel Playground Productions
Subsidiaries HIT Entertainment
Website www.mattel.com
Playground Productions
Headquarters El Segundo, California
Key people
  • Rob Hudnut (executive producer and chief story strategist)
  • Julia Pistor (executive producer of feature films)
  • Margaret Dean (director of production)
  • Lloyd Goldfine (producer)
Website play.mattel.com/pgp

Mattel, Inc. (/məˈtɛl/) is an American multinational toy manufacturing company founded in 1945 with headquarters in El Segundo, California. In 2014, it ranked #403 on the Fortune 500 list. The products and brands it produces include Fisher-Price, Barbie dolls, Monster High dolls, Ever After High dolls, Scrat dolls, Winx Club dolls, Hot Wheels and Matchbox toys, Masters of the Universe toys, American Girl dolls, board games, and WWE toys. In the early 1980's, Mattel produced video game systems, under its own brands and under license from Nintendo. The company has presence in 40 countries and territories and sells products in more than 150 nations. The company operates through three business segments: North America, international, and American Girl. It is the world's largest toy maker in terms of revenue. On January 17, 2017, Mattel named Google executive Margo Georgiadis as its next CEO.

The name Mattel is a portmanteau of Harold "Matt" Matson and Elliot Handler, the company's founders.


...
Wikipedia

...