Toy and game maker Mattel Inc. is popping to the world of skilled golf and club manufacturing for a brand new chief technology officer (CTO).
Mattel is made up of several iconic brands including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, MEGA and Polly Pocket.
Now, Mattel has hired Sai Koorapati as a senior vice chairman and chief technology officer. He’ll report back to Anthony DiSilvestro, Mattel chief financial officer (CFO).
Who’s Mattel’s latest chief technology officer (CTO)?
Koorapati will oversee all facets of Mattel’s technology innovation and implementation. That features shared platforms, software and hardware development, artificial intelligence (AI), and connected product design and creation. He also will lead Mattel’s online security and privacy.
Most recently, Koorapati worked as senior vice chairman, global information technology at Topgolf Callaway Brands. There, he led a digital transformation initiative for the corporate’s enterprise resource planning (ERP), ecommerce, and analytics platforms.
Previously, Koorapati held management positions at TaylorMade Golf, Gathering Storm Group of Cos., and other technology and manufacturing corporations.
Koorapati holds a bachelor of engineering in mechanical engineering from Andhra University College of Engineering in India and received a master’s of technology in industrial engineering from the National Institute of Industrial Engineering in India. He will probably be based at Mattel’s global headquarters in El Segundo, California.
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