Arline Wall began her career with Mego Corp. as a marketing manager and
has held senior management positions at several major toy manufacturers
including Hasbro. Wall was instrumental in the development and distribution
of the original toy classics Magnadoodle and Trivial Pursuit and has won
12 prestigious toy awards. She also has extensive retail experience across
multiple channels of distribution and was the Global Brand Director for
Core Toys at Toys R Us from 1998-2004. In 1999, Wall was President of Women
In Toys where she co-founded the WIT Foundation. In its first year, WIT
raised more than $25,000 in the fight to battle childhood leukemia. Wall
is currently Senior Vice President, Product Development & Marketing
at Russ Berrie and Company, Inc., a leader in the gift and juvenile products
industry with items sold under the RUSS®, Sassy®, Applause®,
and Kids Line® brands.
