Noreena Hertz
Visiting Professor, University College London
Key Experience/Director Qualifications
An influential economist on the global stage, Professor Hertz brings to Mattel’s Board 25 years of experience advising companies and governments in a variety of sectors and geographies on strategy and policy decisions, mergers and acquisitions, intelligence gathering and analysis, millennials and post-millennials, community-building, and ESG. Professor Hertz has held several senior academic positions and led research focused on artificial intelligence, decision-making, risk assessment and management, globalization, and innovation, among other subjects. She is based at University College London’s Institute for Global Prosperity, where she has served as Visiting Professor since 2016 and as Honorary Professor since 2013. Professor Hertz’s best-selling books, Eyes Wide Open, The Silent Takeover, IOU: The Debt Threat, and The Lonely Century are published in over 20 countries.
Age:
56
Director Since:
2023
Mattel Committee Memberships
Governance and Social Responsibility Committee (Chair)
Executive Committee
Career Highlights
University College London
- Visiting Professor at the Institute for Global Prosperity since 2016
- Honorary Professor since 2013
University of Amsterdam
- Professor of Globalisation, Sustainability, and Finance (2009 – 2013)
University of Cambridge
- Associate Director of the Centre for International Business and Management (2003 – 2013)
Other Public Company Directorships
- Warner Music Group Corp. (2014 – 2016; 2017 – present)
Additional Leadership Experience and Service
- Director, Workhuman (Globoforce Limited) since April 2022
- Trustee, Inspiring Girls International Limited (2016 – 2023)
- Member, RWE AG Digital Transformation Board (2015 – 2016)
- Member, Inclusive Capitalism Taskforce (2012 – 2013)
- Member, Edelman Europe Advisory Board (2009 – 2012)
- Member, Citigroup Politics and Economics Global Advisory Board (2007 – 2008)
Skills
Corporate Citizenship/ESG
Entertainment/Media
Finance, Accounting, or Financial Reporting
Technology/E-Commerce
Industry
Senior Leadership
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)
