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Bryan G. Stockton is executive vice president, International for Mattel, Inc. He is responsible for the marketing and selling of the Fisher-Price and Mattel Brands portfolios outside the United States. Stockton joined Mattel in November 2000 as executive vice president of Business Planning and Development, and was responsible for identifying and developing strategic opportunities for the company, as well as managing all merger and acquisition activity.
Previously, Stockton served as president and chief executive officer of Basic Vegetable Products (BVP), a privately owned company. In that role, he repositioned the company into a global business by accelerating volume growth and lowering manufacturing and distribution costs.
Prior to joining BVP, Stockton held a variety of positions during his 22-year tenure with Kraft Foods, Inc., the largest U.S.-based packaged food company in the world. Most recently, he served as president of Kraft's North American FoodService, one of the company's largest divisions, where he oversaw all aspects of the business and operations, including strategy development, marketing, raw material sourcing and sales. Previous positions have included vice president of strategic initiatives, new product development, international marketing services and government relations for Kraft's Oscar Mayer Food Division; vice president and general manager of Oscar Mayer Foods; and vice president of marketing for Kraft's Retail Cheese Division. He also served as vice president of strategy for Kraft Foods, where he developed the first strategic plan integrating Kraft, General Foods and Oscar Mayer.
Stockton received a Bachelor of Science with honors in business from Indiana University in 1975 and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the Indiana University Graduate School of Business in 1976. He served as Chairman of World Trade Week Southern California for 2003. He currently serves on the Board of the Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA; is the current Treasurer and a member of the TIA Executive Committee; and is a member of the Board of Trustees at Otis College of Art & Design.
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 42 countries and sells its products in more than 150 nations throughout the world. | 