Mattel, Inc.

…movie’s success helped LEGO surpass Mattel, Inc., as the largest toy maker in the world, though the two companies subsequently competed for the distinction.

…on March 9, 1959, by Mattel, Inc., a southern California toy company. Ruth Handler, who cofounded Mattel with her husband, Elliot, spearheaded the introduction of the doll. Barbie’s physical appearance was modeled on the German Bild Lilli doll, a risqué gag gift for men based upon a cartoon character featured…

…(CEO) of the toy manufacturer Mattel, Inc., from 1997 to 2000, who at the turn of the 21st century was one of a very small number of female CEOs.