Mattel

Mattel, Inc. ( /məˈtɛl/; NASDAQ: MAT) is the world's largest toy company based on revenue. The products it produces include Fisher Price, Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels and Matchbox toys, Masters of the Universe, American Girl dolls, board games, and, in the early 1980s, video game consoles. The company's name is derived from Harold "Matt" Matson and Elliot Handler, who founded the company in 1945. Handler's wife, Ruth Handler, later became president, and is credited with establishing the Barbie product line for the company in 1959. After the release of the Barbie doll, Mattel revolutionized the toy industry with its talking dolls and toys. Major successes in the 1960s with the talking Chatty Cathy doll in 1960 and See 'N Say toys in 1965 moved Mattel to its position as the number one toymaker in America. Mattel closed its last factory in the United States of America, originally part of the Fisher-Price division, in 2002, outsourcing production to China, the beginning of a chain of events...

Appears in ranked lists: Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For - 48 - 2009; Fortune 1000 - 415 - 2009; Fortune 1000 - 413 - 2008; Fortune 1000 - 416 - 2006;
Works Written About This Topic: Toy Monster: The Big, Bad World of Mattel
Competitive space: Educational toys manufacture;
Industry: Doll and Stuffed Toy Manufacturing  Toy  Video game
Operating Income: US$ - 901,100,000 - Dec 31, 2006;
Revenue: US$ - 5,650,200,000 - Dec 31, 2006;
Brands: Hot Wheels; Barbie - 1959;
Product lines: Barbie Collection: Star Trek figures; Hot Wheels Collectors : Star Trek Vehicles;
Products: Alice in Wonderland Barbie - 2007; Totally Stylin' Tattoos Barbie; 1 Modern Circle Barbie #B2527 - 2004; 1 Modern Circle Ken #B2524 - 2003; 1 Modern Circle Barbie #B2523 - 2003; 1 Modern Circle Ken #B2245 - 2004; 1 Modern Circle Melody #B2525 - 2003; 1 Modern Circle Melody #B5186 - 2004; 1 Modern Circle Simone #B4473 - 2003; 1 Modern Circle Simone #B2528 - 2004;
Employees and other personnel: Bruce Chizen - 1980 - 1983; Herbert Scott Topham - Senior Vice President; Herbert Scott Topham - Corporate Controller; Alan Kaye - Senior Vice President; Bryan Stockton - Executive Vice President; Neil Friedman - President; Robert Normile - Senior Vice President; Robert Normile - General Counsel; Robert Normile - Secretary; Ellen L Brothers - Executive Vice President;
Game Versions Developed: Armor Ambush  Kool-Aid Man  Lock 'n' Chase  Tron Deadly Discs  Astrosmash  B-17 Bomber  Bomb Squad  Boxing  Burgertime  Locomotion
Games Developed: Armor Ambush  Super Glove Ball  Frogs and Flies  Space Spartans  Panzer General III: Scorched Earth  Hot Wheels Stunt Track Driver  B-17 Bomber  Bomb Squad  Kool-Aid Man  Planet Hot Wheels
Game Versions Published: Space Armada  Horse Racing  Masters Of The Universe: The Power Of He-Man  Sea Battle  Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Cloudy Mountain  Sub Hunt  Space Battle  Snafu  Major League Baseball  Star Strike
Games Published: Rad Racer  Armor Ambush  ABPA Backgammon  Frogs and Flies  Operation C  Space Spartans  Nick-O-Matic Design Factory  Panzer General III: Scorched Earth  Prince of Persia 3D  Aussie Rules Footy
Fictional Characters Created: Midge  Skipper Roberts  Hordak  Teresa  Skeletor  King Randor  Teela  Zodak  Evil-Lyn  Man-At-Arms
Games published: Cinq-O  Apples to Apples  Scene It?  Inklings  Phase 10
Board members: Kathy Brittain White; John Vogelstein; Tully M Friedman; G Craig Sullivan; Dominic Ng; Eugene P Beard; Dean A. Scarborough; Christopher A. Sinclair; Michael J. Dolan; Frances D. Fergusson - 2006;
Child: American Girl Brands, LLC; Mattel de Venezuela C.A.; Fisher-Price - 1993; Mattel U.K. Holdings ltd; Mattel International Finance B.V.; Mattel Overseas Operations Ltd; Mattel Asia Pacific Sourcing Limited; Mattel Europe Holdings B.V.; Mattel Investment Inc; Mattel Sales Corp;
Organizations acquired: J. W. Spear & Sons; Tyco Toys - 1997; Pleasant Company;
Date founded: 1945;
Headquarters: Hong Kong, China, China; 333 CONTINENTAL BLVD, El Segundo, California, United States of America 90245; Sydney; United States of America, Earth; 333 CONTINENTAL BLVD, El Segundo, California, United States of America 90245; Leicester, United Kingdom, United Kingdom;
Leadership: Kevin M Farr - Chief Financial Officer; Alan Kaye - Sr. VP - Human Resources; Ellen L Brothers - Executive Vice President; Neil Friedman - President, Mattel Brands;
Place founded: El Segundo
TV programs Created: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe  He-Man and the Masters of the Universe  She-Ra: Princess of Power  The New Adventures of He-Man
Related Web Pages: http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000063276&owner=include  Daylife Topic Page  Croctail Corpwatch Template  BoardGameGeek board game publisher  Ranker Lists  http://www.mattel.com/  New York Times