Toy People - CEOs, MDs & Buyers

Here you can find the names of the Chief Executive Officers and Managing Directors of many of the world's biggest toy companies. Think we've missed someone out? Want to add your own boss to the list? Let us know.

Alpha UK - Andrew Dickson (Managing Director)
Bandai UK - Julian Boyer (Managing Director)
Berg Toys - Leopold van Os (Managing Director)
Bigjigs Toys - Peter Ireland (Managing Director)
Casdon - Philip Cassidy and Peter Cassidy (Managing Directors)
Character Options - Joseph John Patrick Kissane and Jon Diver (Managing Directors)
Chicco - Mitch Levene (Managing Director)
Corgi - Michael Cookson (CEO)
Corgi Europe - Denis Horton (Managing Director)
Drumond Park - Claire McCool (Managing Director)
Esdevium Games - Daniel Steel (Managing Director)
Fiesta Crafts - Andrew Bacon (Managing Director)
Flair - Peter Brown (CEO)
Gibsons Games - Nick Wright (Managing Director)
Golden Bear Toys - John Hales (Managing Director)
Great Gizmos - Judith Dayus (Managing Director)
Green Board Games - Gary Wyatt (Managing Director)
Haba - Harald Grosch & Klaus Habermaaß (Managing Directors)
Halilit UK - Judith Stark (Managing Director)
Hasbro - Brian Goldner (CEO)
Hippychick - Julia Minchin (Managing Director)
Hornby - Frank Martin (CEO)
HTI - John Hutt (CEO)
HTI UK - Mark Walls (Managing Director)
Interplay UK - Ross Ainsworth (Managing Director)
Jakks Pacific - Stephen Berman (CEO)
John Adams - Simon Pilkington (Managing Director)
John Crane - Jonathan Thorpe (Managing Director)
Jumbo Games - Gray Richmond (Managing Director)
Keel Toys - Richard Keel (Managing Director)
Lanka Kade - Diane Soysa (Managing Director)
Leapfrog - Chris Gnapp (Managing Director)
LEGO UK - Marko Ilincic (Managing Director)
Le Toy Van - Mark Roake (Managing Director)
Manhattan Toy - Mike Klein (CEO)
Mattel - Robert A. Eckert (CEO)
Meccano UK - Richard Macey (Managing Director)
Mega Brands - Marc Bertrand (CEO)
Melissa & Doug - Melissa Bernstein and Doug Bernstein (CEOs)
MV Sports - Stephen Grant (Managing Director)
Orchard Toys - Simon Newbery (Managing Director)
Paladone Products - Graeme Carr (Managing Director)
Paul Lamond Games - Richard Pain (Managing Director)
Pelham Puppets - David Leech (Managing Director)
Playmobil - Andrea Schauer (Managing Director)
Plan Toys - Wichai Taytiwat (Managing Director)
Plum Products - Peter Balcombe (Managing Director)
Ravensburger - Tim Hall (Managing Director)
Re:creation - Nick Joslin (Managing Director)
Revell - Hans Ulrich Remfert (Managing Director)
Rubie's UK - Chris Isitt (Managing Director)
Russ Berrie - Andrew Gatto (CEO)
Schleich - Paul Kraut (Managing Director)
Silverlit Toys - Kevin Choi (Managing Director)
Spin Master - Ronnen Harary & Anton Rabie (Managing Directors)
Steiff - Martin Frechen (Managing Director)
Tobar - Toby Templer (Managing Director)
Tolo Toys - Stephen Reardon (Managing Director)
Tomy Europe - Gary Hunter (European President)
TP Toys - Chris Martyn-Smith (Managing Director)
Underground Toys - Andrew Oddie (Managing Director)
Vivid Imaginations - Nick Austin (Managing Director)
Worlds Apart - Neil Shinner (Managing Director)
Wow Stuff - Peter North (Managing Director)
Zapf Creation - Stephan Brune (CEO)

Listed below are many of the main people you'll find working for some the nation's biggest toy retailers.

AIS Buying Group (Joyce Daly, Miles Penhallow, Charlotte Roberts)
Alworths (Lisa Dower, Paul Cox, Jill Martin)
Amazon (Ulrike Wingenter, Rhian Munday, Colin Ball, Andrew Smithers, Serena Banga)
Argos (Andrea Abbis, Caroline Jones, Sarah Hobson, Alison Harrison)
Asda (Steph Strike, Mark Spowart, Richard Wall, Ben Coates, Gareth Willougby)
Debenhams (James Ford, Zoe Warran, Caroline Knowles, Paul Schlagman)
Entertainer (Gary Grant, Stuart Grant, Nick Hargreaves, Duncan Grant, Ashley Major)
Firebox (Ben Fowler, Paul Zimmerman, Michael Acton Smith, Tom Boardman)
Hamleys (Laura Olver, Claire Smith, Natalie Rogerson, Emma Toolan, Lorna Bishop)
Hobbycraft (Rob Farnworth, Chris Crombie, Dominic Hooley)
John Lewis (Elaine Whiteman)
Modelzone (Graham Poole, Gill Thomas, Jane Evans)
Morrisons (Laura Clements)
Mothercare (Jo Ledsham, Tom Cackett, Claire Loxley, Liz Waller, Sara Watts)
Play (Paul Sanders, Joe McManus)
Sainsbury's (Kate Briggs, Dean Mumford)
Selfridges (Lynne Crook, Beth Clifton, Julie Hall)
Smyths (Anne-Marie Gerrett, Peter Strange)
Tesco (John Stanhope, Phil Markham, Suzanne Bates)
Toymaster (Roger Dyson, Ian Edmunds, Jo Skelton, Paul Reader)
Toys R Us (Chris Ashton, Anna Waite, Evelyn Chiu)
WHSmith (Liz Cooper, Amy Maidment, Richard Faulkner, Shirley Beadle)

Here are some of the main contacts from organisations and publications that work within the toy industry.

BTHA (Roland Earl, Natasha Crookes, Tracey Butcher, Mark Brabazon, Majen Immink)
BTHA Council (Clive Jones, Christine Nicholls, Drew Brazer, Geoffrey Walker)
Toy Fair (Simon Pilling, Christine Baxter, Matthew Jones)
Toys 'n' Playthings (Mirella Cestaro, Malcom Naish)
ToyNews (Samantha Loveday, Katie Roberts)
Toy World (Lewis Eckett, John Baulch)
British Toymakers Guild (Helen Francis)
Christmas in July (Michele Bates)