Dawn Ostroff
Former Chief Content & Advertising Business Officer at Spotify
Key Experience/Director Qualifications
Ms. Ostroff brings to Mattel more than 35 years of experience in media and entertainment, technology, and advertising, with a proven track record of growing and transforming companies to meet the expectations of new generations of consumers. She is the former Chief Content & Advertising Business Officer at Spotify. She previously founded a leading entertainment company, where she launched its digital video business, built its technology and advertising teams, and established the feature film and television divisions. She has also served in president roles at two U.S. broadcast networks. Ms. Ostroff has extensive board experience with publicly traded companies and nonprofit organizations.
Age:
64
Director Since:
2024
Mattel Committee Memberships
Compensation Committee
Career Highlights
Spotify Technology S.A.
- Chief Content & Advertising Business Officer (2018 – 2023)
Condé Nast Entertainment
- President (2011 – 2018)
The CW Network, LLC
- President of Entertainment (2006 – 2011)
United Paramount Network
- President (2002 – 2006)
Lifetime Television
- Executive Vice President of Entertainment (1996 – 2002)
Other Public Company Directorships
- Paramount Global, May 2023 - April 2024
- Activision Blizzard, Inc., August 2020 – October 2023
- Westfield Corporation, March 2016 – February 2018
Additional Leadership Experience and Service
- Board Member, New York University since 2014
- Board of Governors, The Paley Center for Media (2020 – 2022)
- Director, Anonymous Content (Emerson Collective Parent Company) (2018 – 2020)
Skills
Brand and Marketing
Entertainment/Media
Senior Leadership
Technology/E-Commerce
International/Global Operations
Technology/E-Commerce
Career Highlights
Credo Partners AS,
An investment firm focusing on mid-size companies
• Head of Denmark since October 2019
TOP TOY
A toy retailer in the Nordic market
• Chief Executive Officer (April 2016 – January 2018)
LEGO Systems, Inc.,
The Americas division of the family-owned and privately-held The LEGO Group, a toy company based in Denmark
• President (January 2004 – March 2016)
The Lego Company
• Senior Vice President, Europe North and Europe East (April 2000 – December 2003)
• Senior Vice President, Special Markets (1999 – 2000)
• Vice President/General Manager, LEGO New Zealand (1995 – 1999)
Additional Leadership Experience and Service
• Interim Executive Director, Mattel (October 2018 – September 2019)
• Advisor, American Toy Industry Association since 2014; also served as Chairman (2012 – 2014)
and Board Member at large since 2004
• Director, A.T. Cross, R.I (2014 – 2016)
• Board member, Varier Furniture A/S Oslo since 2015; also serves as Chairman since 2019
• Director, LEGO Children’s Fund (2010 – 2016)
• Director, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (2008 – 2016); also served on Executive and Strategy Task Force Committee
• Advisor, AVT Business School since 2018
• Director, Patentrenewals.com since 2018
• Director, Isabella A/S since 2018
• Board member, Postevand Aps since 2015; also serves as Chairman since 2019 • Chairman, BørneRiget Fonden since 2020
• Board Member, BoeBeauty (2020 – 2022)
