A senior vice president, general counsel and secretary for Mattel, Bob Normile is responsible for the company's legal matters, which include acquisitions, financings, SEC reporting, corporate governance, intellectual property, litigation and regulatory matters.
Normile joined Mattel in 1992 as assistant general counsel, was promoted to vice president and assistant general counsel in 1994, and to vice president, associate general counsel and secretary in 1998. He assumed his current job in May 1999. Prior to Mattel, Normile spent a total of eight years with Sullivan & Cromwell and Latham & Watkins.
Normile earned his Juris Doctor degree from New York University and a bachelor's degree in Economics and Philosophy from Fordham University. He has been admitted to the bar in both California and New York.
Mattel, Inc. is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys with approximately $5 billion in annual sales. The company's rich portfolio of brands are known to generations of children around the world, and include Barbie®, Fisher-Price®, Hot Wheels® and American Girl®. With headquarters in El Segundo, California, Mattel has offices and facilities in 36 countries and sells its products in more than 150 nations throughout the world. |