Roger Lynch
Chief Executive Officer of Condé Nast
Key Experience/Director Qualifications
Mr. Lynch brings to Mattel’s Board significant leadership, media, technology, and internet experience. He has a wealth of consumer experience, including experience leveraging changing consumer behaviors that can be applied to help further Mattel’s growth. Additionally, Mr. Lynch has extensive experience leading, innovating, and scaling consumer media and technology businesses globally, including having guided a number of companies through critical transformation periods. Through his media industry experience, Mr. Lynch has frequently worked with large content providers to create business models that embrace technological changes in distribution.
Age:
61
Director Since:
2018
Mattel Committee Memberships
Executive Committee (Chair)
Compensation Committee
Finance Committee
Career Highlights
Condé Nast, a global media company
- Chief Executive Officer since April 2019
Pandora Media, Inc., a streaming music service
- Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director (September 2017 – February 2019)
Sling TV Holding LLC, an on-demand internet streaming television service (subsidiary of DISH Network)
- Chief Executive Officer and Director (July 2012 – August 2017)
Dish Network LLC, a pay television operator
- Executive Vice President, Advanced Technologies (November 2009 – July 2012)
Video Networks International, Ltd., an internet protocol television provider
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2002 – 2009)
Chello Broadband N.V., a broadband internet service provider in Europe
- President and Chief Executive Officer (1999 – 2001)
Additional Leadership Experience and Service
- Director, News Media Alliance since 2022
- Director, Partnership for New York City since 2021
- Director, USC Dornsife School of Letters, Arts and Sciences since 2018
- Director, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth since 2017
- Director, Quibi LLC (2018 – 2020)
- Board Observer, Roku LLC (2012 – 2017)
- Director, Digitalsmiths LLC (2010 – 2015; served as Chair of Compensation Committee)
Skills
Brand and Marketing
Entertainment/Media
Finance, Accounting, or Financial Reporting
International/Global Operations
Senior Leadership
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)
