Moose Toys details senior leadership updates

Moose Toys has detailed a series of senior leadership updates.

Ronnie Frankowski has moved into the role of Chief Executive Officer, overseeing Moose’s company-wide strategy and operations, driving performance, profitability and long-term growth.

Current CEO and Co-Owner Paul Solomon will transition to the role of Executive Chairman, where his focus will centre on driving transformational change and growth.

“Ronnie has made an enormous contribution to our business, helping drive our global success and leading our long-term strategic roadmap,” said Solomon.

“He’s a trusted leader and a great partner and I know he’s the right person to takeMoose to the next stage. We’re always looking forward, asking what’s next, and this evolution sets us up forfuture success.”

Frankowski added: “It’s an honour to step into the CEO role and lead Moose through its next chapter. This is an important part of our maturation as a company, evolving how we work to ensure we continue to thrive in an ever-changing world.

“Paul and I share a deep commitment to Moose’s success and culture, and together with our exceptional leadership team, we’ll continue driving commercial success, strengthening our resilience, and delivering the world-class creativity that defines Moose.”

Elsewhere, Steve Arkveld – who has been leading the US business – will step into the newly created role of Chief Commercial Officer. Current COO Ben Dart will serve as Chief Operations and Financial Officer, while current CFO Daniel Henquin becomes Chief Risk, Legal and Compliance Officer.

The broader senior leadership team – including Kata Zahra (Chief People Officer), Joost Poulous (Chief Product Officer) and Ranki Lo (GM of Far East) – will continue in their current roles with a renewed ‘future focus’.

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