Mattel the world's second largest toy maker in terms of revenue, after The Lego Group. In 2014, it ranked #403 on the Fortune 500 list. On January 17, 2017, Mattel named former Google executive Margo Georgiadis as CEO. Georgiadis stepped down as CEO of Mattel on April 19, 2018. Her last day was on April 26, 2018. Ynon Kreiz is now the new CEO of Mattel. The name Mattel is a portmanteau of Harold "Matt" Matson and Elliot Handler, the company's founders. Harold "Matt" Matson and Elliot Handler founded "Mattel" in 1945. The company sold picture frames, and later dollhouse furniture.
Daniel Handler on the Verdi opera "Rigoletto", as well as "Kill the Poor", which was based on the novel by Joel Rose. Handler was involved in the screenwriting process for the film "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events", but was ultimately removed from the project. He had completed eight separate drafts of the film before giving up following a change in those who were producing the film. Robert Gordon was hired to replace Handler and eventually received credit for the film's screenplay, under Handler's request. Handler did submit a commentary track for the DVD version, alongside director Brad Silberling. In character