Mattel Exec’s Pay Package Could Hit $26 Million

Mattel Inc. Chairwoman Jill E. Barad received a 1997 pay and stock options package that could reach a value of $26.2 million, the company said. The compensation included a salary of $1.1 million, compared with the $920,199 she received as president and chief executive in 1996. Barad was appointed chairwoman in October 1997. The El Segundo-based toy maker awarded Barad options to buy 4.9 million common shares, a package with a potential value of $23.9 million at the time it was granted, according to a statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.