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Mattel promotes Michael Hick to SVP, U.S. Commercial.

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Mattel promotes Michael Hick to senior vice president, U.S. Commercial.

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Mattel promotes Michael Hick to SVP, U.S. Commercial. Hick oversees the company's U.S. Commercial organization. Mattel has promoted Michael Hick to senior vice president, U.S. Commercial, tapping the longtime company executive to lead its commercial organization in the company's largest market. Hick joins the role after 18 years with Mattel EMEA and the U.K., where he helped drive revenue growth, expand market share, and strengthen customer relationships across multiple retail channels. In his new position, he will oversee Mattel's U.S. Commercial organization and support the continued evolution of the company's growth strategy. According to Mattel, Hick brings deep commercial expertise, international leadership experience, and a track record of building high-performing teams. The company said his appointment reflects its focus on accelerating growth and strengthening operations in the U.S. market. "Michael Hick has driven sustained revenue growth, expanded market share, and strengthened partnerships with customers across a variety of channels," says Sanjay Luthra, Mattel CCO. Hick's move also marks a transition to Mattel headquarters as the company continues refining its commercial organization and long-term business strategy. Katherine hill. Katherine is a writer and editor. She has more than a decade of experience crafting engaging content and managing editorial...

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Promotion

What this signalsA newly promoted leader often gets the budget to change how the team works.

Person
Michael Hicksenior vice president, U.S. Commercial

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  • Michael Hicksenior vice president, U.S. Commercial · Named in the story

Details

Ticker
NASDAQ:MAT

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Job title tags

  • directors

Extraction

Confidence
29%
Detected
May 21, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
promotes

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