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Ynon Kreiz

Ynon Kreiz is Skydance co-chief executive and a former Mattel chairman and CEO, with earlier leadership roles at Maker Studios, Endemol and Fox Kids Europe.

Ynon Kreiz
Ynon Kreiz speaking at VidCon in Anaheim in June 2014. · Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Uses the crop published on Commons; cropped for display.
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Role

Co-chief executive officer and board director[1][3]

Affiliation

Skydance[1][3]

Leadership record

Former Mattel chairman and CEO; earlier led Maker Studios and Endemol[1][2]

Operating scope

Day-to-day management and integration of the combined business[1]

PTG Database Analysis

Kreiz’s career spans consumer products, television production and digital media. Mattel’s 2026 proxy records his appointments as CEO in April 2018 and chairman in May 2018, alongside earlier leadership at Maker Studios and Endemol and his role as a co-founder of Fox Kids Europe. Those positions establish experience managing entertainment businesses with different production and distribution models.[2]

The October 2026 leadership announcement assigns him day-to-day management and integration at Skydance, while chairman and CEO David Ellison focuses on long-term strategy and creative direction. Kreiz’s relevance to games therefore includes how the acquired and existing businesses are managed within the combined group. His group executive position should be distinguished from the leadership and responsibilities of an individual games division.[1][3]

References5
  1. [1]Skydance — Skydance CEO leadership team
  2. [2]Mattel / U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — Mattel 2026 proxy statement — Ynon Kreiz career history
  3. [3]Skydance — Skydance board appointments
  4. [4]Image credit — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0
  5. [5]Image license — Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0

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