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Mattel’s president and COO, Richard Dickson and the firm’s head of global consumer products and franchise marketing, Roz Nowicki will be taking to the stage at the upcoming Licensing Expo Virtual next month, when the pair deliver the online conference’s Day Three Keynote address. In a fireside chat titled Mattel …
Read More »Mattel takes up arms against COVID-19 as it focuses production on face masks and PPE
Mattel has become the latest toy company to join in the fight agains the deepening COVID-19 pandemic, dedicating a slice if its production line to face masks in order to meet the urgent demand for medical supplies in the US. In a post across social media, Mattel’s president and COO, …
Read More »Mattel’s Richard Dickson joins esteemed keynote line-up at this year’s CHITAG Inventor Conference
Mattel’s president and COO, Richard Dickson will be joining a line-up of esteemed keynote speakers, including David Fuhrer, MD of BlueSquare Innovations, and Robert Fuhrer, owner of NexToy at this year’s CHITAG Inventor Conference. The Chicago Toy and Game Group has now detailed the 2019 schedule and speaker line-up for …
Read More »Mattel brings in Saban’s Janet Hsu to head up new Global Franchise division
Janet Hsu has previously worked as chief operating officer at Sanrio, the owner of the vastly popular Hello Kitty franchise, while at Saban she oversaw the development and growth of various brands, including Power Rangers.
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