Mattel Names New Members to Leadership Team

Mattel LogoMattel Inc. appointed Joseph J.  Euteneuer as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective Sept. 25, and Sven Gerjets as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Amy Thompson as Chief People Officer (CPO), and Nancy Elderas Chief Communication Officer (CCO), effective immediately. The executives will work closely with CEO Margo Georgiadis and the Mattel leadership team to support Mattel’s strategy focused on delivering enhanced and sustainable growth.

Euteneuer has more than four decades of financial leadership experience in the technology, telecom, and cable industries. Prior to joining Mattel, he was CFO at Sprint Corporation, where he managed a large-scale finance organization and helped drive widespread organizational transformation for the Fortune 500 company.

As CTO, Gerjets will create and execute a plan to transform Mattel’s into more data-driven company. He will be responsible for all aspects of technology implementation, including shared technology platforms, analytics, software, and hardware development and connected products. Gerjets brings more than 25 years of experience at technology organizations and improving business results across a broad range of industries including telecommunications, higher education, satellite communications, and data security.

As CPO, Thompson will work with Mattel’s leadership team to ensure optimal collaboration across the global workforce. She will focus on building a progressive Human Resources organization and establish a high-performance company culture. Thompson joins Mattel from TOMS Shoes, where she served as the head of HR for five years.

As CCO, Elder will work closely with Georgiadis and the leadership team to define, establish, and promote the Mattel brand as a global learning, development and play company. She will oversee all aspects of communications, including corporate, employee, brand, government affairs and the Mattel Children’s Foundation. Most recently, Elder was CCO at JetBlue Airways Corporation.

About the author

Maddie Michalik

Maddie Michalik

Maddie Michalik was the Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book from 2020-2022. She was also a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider.

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