Kevin Farr is chief financial officer for Mattel, Inc., responsible for the company’s worldwide financial functions, as well as strategic planning, investor relations, corporate communications, consumer affairs and customs administration.

Previously senior vice president and corporate controller, Farr joined Mattel in 1991 as director-Taxes. He held increasingly responsible positions within the company, and was named chief financial officer in 2000. Prior to joining Mattel, Farr spent 11 years with the professional services firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

A graduate of Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Business, Farr earned an M.B.A. in finance and marketing. He also holds a business degree in accounting from Michigan State University.

Farr is a Certified Public Accountant and belongs to a number of professional organizations including the American Institute of C.P.A. and the California Society of C.P.A. He serves on the Marshall School Corporate Advisory Board of the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.

Farr serves as a board member for Beckman Coulter, Inc., a leading manufacturer of biomedical testing instrument systems, tests and supplies, and chairs the board of directors of the Mattel Children’s Foundation.

Mattel, Inc. is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys with approximately $5 billion in annual sales. The company’s rich portfolio of brands are known to generations of children around the world, and include Barbie®, Fisher-Price®, Hot Wheels® and American Girl®. With headquarters in El Segundo, California, Mattel has offices and facilities in 42 countries and sells its products in more than 150 nations throughout the world.