The Toy Association has elevated Kimberly Carcone to executive vice president of global market events.
The move comes just 13 months after Carcone, a 15-year Toy Association veteran, was promoted to senior vice president of global market events. She is responsible for the management of Toy Fair in addition to leading the development of year-round events, private meetings, and opportunities that connect toy makers and innovators with key retail buyers, licensors, entertainment executives, and other decision-makers in the toy, game, and youth entertainment industries.
“From major international trade shows and live events to pioneering digital solutions and private previews linking buyers and sellers, Kim has played an integral role in helping drive business success for our member companies and the Association alike,” says Toy Association President and CEO Steve Pasierb. “Taking on the role of leading all these responsibilities amid a global pandemic, Kim demonstrated extraordinary flexibility, adaptability, and a constant strategic mindset that prevailed over immediate challenges, while never losing view of what the future can and should hold. Through disruption and uncertainty, the business of toys and play products has changed greatly, while Kim has the Association and our events well-positioned to deliver bottom-line value, engagement, education, surprise, and delight for all the stakeholder audiences they serve.”
Carcone is a founding member of North American Women in Exhibitions Networking; a board member of NYIAEE; a member of the NYC&Co Trade Show and Meetings Committee; a member of the Customer Advisory Board of the Javits Center; and is on the advisory board of Women in Toys, Licensing & Entertainment (WiT).
