Ynon Kreiz

CEO, 
Mattel

Ynon Kreiz

CEO, 
Mattel

Biography

Ynon Kreiz has been a Director of Warner Music Group Corp. since May 9, 2015. He serves as a Director and Chief Executive Officer of Mattel, Inc. since June 13, 2017 and April 26, 2018 respectively. He serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Mattel, Inc. since May 17, 2018. Mr. Kreiz served as an Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Maker Studios, Inc. since March 2012 until January 11, 2016. Mr. Kreiz was a General Partner of Balderton Capital III, L.P. and Balderton Capital II, L.P. Mr. Kreiz was a founder of Bullion International Ltd. He served as General Partner at the London Office of Benchmark Capital. He joined Benchmark Capital in January 2005. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Endemol Nederland B.V. since April, 2012. He served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Member of Management Board of Endemol Group B.V. (June 2008 – June 2011). He served as Chief Executive Officer of Standard Media Index until April 2012. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Kreiz served as General Partner at Balderton Capital and Balderton CapitalL.P. From 1996 to 2002, he served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer at Jetix Europe (Fox Kids Europe) which he co-founded in October 1996. He was at FKE until December 2002. However, Mr. Kreiz remained affiliated with the Saban Capital Group. Mr. Kreiz was Investment Partner at Benchmark Capital (Balderton Capital). Mr. Kreiz has more than 20 years of experience as a leader, operator and investor in the media and entertainment industry.

 

He holds Board seats at Daylife, ESPN America (also known as NASN), Player X, Ltd. and Ricall Limited. He served as a Director of Saban Capital Group, Inc. He served as a Director of North American Sports Network Ltd. Mr. Kreiz served as a Director of Setanta Sport Holdings Limited (also known as Setanta Sport) since October 2005 and The Codemasters Software Company Limited. He served as Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat1. Media AG from October 25, 2004 to March 06, 2007. He has been Director of Standard Media Index since June 2013. He served as Director of GreenRoad Technologies, Inc. (also known as Drive Diagnostics). Under his leadership, Fox Kids Europe became one of the fastest growing pay-TV channels in Europe and the Middle East, broadcasting in 56 countries in 17 languages. He has been Chairman of the Board, Showmax since March 2017, Board of Advisors, Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA since April 2015 and Chairman of Board of Trustees, Israeli Olympic Committee, London Games (2012). He was Chairman of the Board of Cortica Inc. (2012 – 2014). He received a B.A. in Economics and Management in 1991 from the Tel Aviv University and an M.B.A. from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management in 1993.