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Prepare a detailed biography of the current CEO of Mattel (Margaret Georgiadis)
Hello, and thank you for your request for a detailed biography of the current Chief Executive Officer of Mattel, Margaret Georgiadis. The short version is that my colleagues and I have conducted extensive research about Ms. Georgiadis, with special emphasis on insights into her personality, her educational background, and professional history. We have compiled a biography in the attached Google document. Links to video presentations and sources are provided below, and they are also linked in the biography. Below you will find a deep dive of our methodology and an overview of our findings.
METHODOLOGY
In order to provide detailed biographical information about Margaret Georgiadis, my colleagues and I conducted a press search to identify recent news articles from major and reputable press sources, such as Fortune, Business Insider, and The New York Times. Two video presentations with Ms. Georgiadis were located at YouTube. We have compiled information about Ms. Georgiadis's personal and educational background, insights about her personality, descriptions of her leadership style and strategies, and details of her professional background, both before and after her appointment as Chief Executive Officer at Mattel.
Although Wonder standards typically emphasize the use of recent sources to ensure we are providing our clients with current information, we have included insights from a few older resources, as this information enhanced the factual background information we obtained on Ms. Georgiadis and has not changed with time. We have compiled all the requested information into the attached Google document, and we have also included a general overview of our most important findings below.
OVERVIEW OF FINDINGS
Educational Background
Ms. Georgiadis graduated from Harvard University in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in economics, and she subsequently earned a Master's of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1990.
Professional History
Ms. Georgiadis has previously been employed as a Partner at McKinsey and Company and the Executive Vice President of Card Products and the Chief Marketing Officer at Discover Financial Services. Following a brief tenure at Synetro Capital, Ms. Georgiadis was employed as the Vice President of Global Sales for Google, Inc., She was briefly the Chief Operating Officer at Groupon, and then left the company to serve as the President of Google (Americas). Ms. Georgiadis became the Chief Executive Officer of Mattel after resigning her position at Google, Inc., in February 2017. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors at McDonald's Corporation and Amyris, and she previously served on the Board of Directors at The Jones Group.
Personal Information
Ms. Georgiadis, whose nickname is "Margo," was raised in Chicago. She is married to Pantelis "Pete" Georgiadis, who is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Synetro Group. The couple have three children, and Ms. Georgiadis has spoken extensively on the need to maintain work-life balance with respect to balancing her career with the needs of her family.
Perceptions within the Industry
Ms. Georgiadis is currently one of 27 female leaders of Fortune 500 countries, and she is only the second female Chief Executive Officer at Mattel. She has been considered one of the most powerful women in the industry as a result of her control over 45% of Google's overall company revenue in 2013, which amounted to approximately $28.1 billion.
Personality
In conducting a press search of Ms. Georgiadis, my colleagues and I gained the impressed that she is universally respected within the financial services industry, as the news articles we reviewed were laudatory in their reporting. Ms. Georgiadis has an energetic, extroverted personality, and it is indicative of an overall positive attitude that she reports she loves every job she has ever had. She has a philanthropic interest in inspiring young girls to pursue careers in STEM industries.
Leadership Style
Ms. Georgiadis believes that leaders must present themselves as authentic and honest, and every encounter with employees must generate positive energy instead of excessive criticism. She strongly supports evaluating the metrics given to employees in order to stimulate them to consider if they are truly making progress. She has spoken extensively about harnessing the speed with which businesses are developing, both on a global and technological scale, to generate useful discomfort that results in overall organizational change.
CONCLUSION
In summary, Margaret "Margo" Georgiadis is married with three children, and she is a graduate of Harvard University with a bachelor's degree in economics and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. Her current position as Chief Executive Officer at Mattel is the result of her 27 years of experience in the financial services industry, where she has been employed as a C-suite executive at Discover Financial Services, Synetro Group, Groupon, and Google, among others. Ms. Georgiadis has an energetic, extroverted personality style, and her leadership strategy emphasizes honesty, authenticity, and the generation of positive organizational energy to motivate progress.
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