CEO Snapshot

Who: Bob Eckert, CEO, Mattel

Joined Mattel in 2000 as CEO and Chairman of the Board.

What he did before: President of Oscar Mayer (a division of Kraft Foods) and then CEO of Kraft.

First paying job: Selling men’s clothes

Education: B.S. in Business Administration, University of Arizona; MBA, Northwestern University

What you may not know: During his 30-year career, Eckert has worked for just two companies: Mattel and Kraft.