Diana Ferguson
Principal of Scarlett Investments, LLC
Key Experience/Director Qualifications
Ms. Ferguson brings to Mattel’s Board significant leadership, finance, human capital management, strategy, and consumer products experience. As a former Chief Financial Officer in several consumer products businesses, she brings valuable perspective on managing large organizations, complex accounting principles and judgments, internal controls and financial reporting requirements, and evaluating the financial results and financial reporting processes of complex companies. Ms. Ferguson also has extensive board experience with publicly-traded companies and nonprofit organizations.
Age:
61
Director Since:
2020
Mattel Committee Memberships
Audit Committee (Chair)
Executive Committee
Career Highlights
Scarlett Investments, LLC, a private investment and consulting firm
- Principal since August 2013
Cleveland Avenue LLC, a privately held venture capital and consulting firm
- Chief Financial Officer (September 2015 – December 2020)
The Folgers Coffee Company, a division of Procter & Gamble
- Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (April 2008 – November 2008)
Merisant Worldwide, Inc., a maker of table-top sweeteners and sweetened food products
- Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2007 – 2008)
Sara Lee Corporation, a global consumer products company
- Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Sara Lee Foodservice (2006 – 2007)
- Senior Vice President Strategy and Corporate Development (2004 – 2006)
- Vice President and Treasurer (2001 – 2004)
Other Public Company Directorships
- Gartner, Inc. since 2021
- Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. since 2019
- Invacare Corporation (2018 – 2022)
- Frontier Communications Corporation (2014 – 2021)
Additional Leadership Experience and Service
- Director, Chicago Botanic Gardens since 2021
- Trustee, Groton School (2015 – 2024)
Skills
Finance, Accounting, or Financial Reporting
Human Capital Management
Industry
International/Global Operations
Senior Leadership
Supply Chain
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)
