Mattel, Inc. announced that it has appointed Sven Gerjets as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Amy Thompson as Chief People Officer (CPO) and Nancy Elder as Chief Communication Officer (CCO), effective immediately. On October 3, 2017, the company announced that Joseph J. Euteneuer was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the company effective as of September 25, 2017. As previously reported, following the appointment and transition of Mr. Euteneuer as the company's Chief Financial Officer, Kevin M. Farr separated from the company effective as of September 29, 2017. Prior to joining Mattel, Mr. Euteneuer, age 62, served as Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Americas of Rivada Networks, LLC.

The executives will work closely with CEO Margo Georgiadis and the Mattel leadership team to support Mattel's transformation strategy focused on delivering enhanced and sustainable growth. As CTO, Gerjets will create and execute a plan to transform Mattel's into a more nimble, 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 leading technology organizations and improving business results across a broad range of industries including telecommunications, higher education, satellite communications and data security. He joins from software startup n.io Innovation where he was Chief Product Officer and currently serves as an advisor. Prior to that, he was Chief Information Officer at Time Warner Cable.

As CPO, Thompson will work with Mattel's leadership team to champion the company's values and mission and ensure optimal collaboration across the global workforce. She will focus on building a progressive and world-class 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 and successfully developed and implemented plans that increased employee engagement and improved organizational design and accountability.

Prior to TOMS, Thompson worked in several global HR leadership roles at Starbucks Coffee Company. She is a supporter of Manhattan Beach Education Fund (MBEF) and a member of Advancing Women Executives. As CCO, Elder will work closely with Margo and the leadership team to define, establish and promote the Mattel brand as the leading 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 where she was responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive strategic vision and reputation strategy for the brand as well as managing media relations, internal communications, social media and crisis communications. She previously held communications and marketing leadership positions at MasterCard, GE and Time Warner.

Elder currently serves as a board member of the JetBlue Foundation, GrowNYC and the Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation.