Gap Inc. has tapped Richard Dickson, president and chief operating officer at toymaker Mattel, to be CEO, effective next month, the company announced Wednesday.
Dickson, who joined Mattel in 2000, led the company’s efforts to breathe new life into its legacy brands in recent years, including Barbie, Fisher-Price and Hot Wheels. His success is most visible than the current domination of the movie Barbie in the box office, which broke records…