Nominations Now Open for The Toy Association Board of Directors (2024-2026)

November 27, 2023 | Toy Association members are invited to submit candidates for March 2024-March 2026 seats on The Toy Association™’s Board of Directors by no later than Friday, January 12, 2024.

The Board is responsible for governance; management oversight; and affairs of The Toy Association, including the strategic direction of the Association, the annual budget, and the scope of responsibilities for the Association’s many volunteer committees that continually work to protect and promote the industry.

The Toy Association strives to ensure balance and diversity in Board membership. In the nomination process, the following criteria will be considered by the Nominating Committee for each nominee:

• established leadership experience in the toy & play industry;
• holds a senior executive position within their company;
• significant professional skills and experience (e.g., sales, marketing, inventor/designer, retailing, ecommerce, finance, etc.) that may be of value to the Board and to the range of Association member companies;
• commitment to consistently act in a neutral manner and represent the best interests of the broad toy and play industry rather than carrying forward any individual or corporate agendas whatsoever;
• individuals who represent and those who have advanced diversity, equity, inclusion, and cultural competency within their companies;
• commitment to actively participate on at least one Association committee;
• commitment to attend, in-person, all regularly scheduled Board meetings each year and, as appropriate, other relevant Association-sponsored trade shows, consumer shows, and events including, but not limited to, Toy Fair®, DC Legislative Fly-In, and the Annual Business Conference; and,
• consideration of participation in The Toy Foundation™ and TOYPAC activities.

Nominations will be evaluated by the Nominating Committee to ensure that The Toy Association Board represents diversity and inclusion in all forms, including diversity in member company size and type.

Regular* and Associate Member categories may submit a nomination, but only representatives of Regular Member companies in good standing will be considered for seats on the Board of Directors.

All nominations are due by 5 p.m. Eastern on Friday, January 12, 2024.

All qualifying nominations received by the deadline will be referred to the Nominating Committee; recommendations of final candidates from that Committee will be communicated to all members and subsequently balloted for election by the full membership of The Toy Association at the 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM), to be held during the first quarter of the calendar year with a date to be communicated to all member companies and promoted in industry trade press. Newly elected Board members will begin a two-year term of office beginning at The Toy Association’s Annual General Meeting. Board members may be re-elected for up to two additional consecutive two-year terms before being required to depart the board.

Nominations should be submitted electronically to: committees@toyassociation.org. Any questions may be sent to the same address.

*As defined in Article IV of The Toy Association’s Bylaws, “Regular Members” include any corporation, partnership, or individual actively engaged in the manufacture, development, importation, sale, or general distribution of toys and consumer products intended for the youth market in North America, provided that they derive a substantial portion of their revenue from such business.