Cheryl Stoebenau, President of CAS Marketing, is elected to the LIMA Licensing Hall of Fame in recognition of her sustained excellence as a licensing agent and charitable work for children.
Richard Dickson is promoted to president and chief brands officer of Mattel. In addition to continuing to oversee marketing of core Mattel and Fisher-Price properties, he will be responsible for global consumer insights and marketing communications.
Tim Kilpin is the second Mattel exec to be promoted to president and chief commercial officer with responsibility for global sales
and marketing and strengthening the company’s presence in Asia, Europe and Latin America.
Chad Seigler is named VP, Business Development for NASCAR where he will lead the sales force. Among his top priorities: replacing Sprint as the named sponsor of the NASCAR premium race series.
Ron Stoupa is leaving Pep Boys to become Executive VP and Chief Marketing Officer of Sports Authority with responsibility for building the company’s brand.
WWE promoted Lisa Fox Lee to the newly created role of executive vice president of content. Lee, a seasoned TV and media exec, will oversee development and distribution of WWE content across all platforms and report directly to chairman and CEO Vince McMahon.
Christophe Drevet is promoted from Studio 100 consumer products director for France to international consumer products director. His responsibilities include coordinating the licensing program for Studio 100 brands such as Maya the Bee, Heidi, Vic the Viking, K3 and Blinky Bill.