Moose Toys is kicking off 2022 with another talented addition to its global management team, Steve Arkeveld.

Steve Arkeveld

Moose Toys has confirmed the appointment of ‘one of the industry’s most experienced and proven leaders’, Steve Arkeveld, as USA general manager.

Based in El Segundo, Steve will commence his new role on 2nd May and will be responsible for all facets of the US business including strategic planning, delivering commercial targets and growing the culture Moose is already so famous for.

“Moose is not only an undisputed leader in innovation but also has a fun and unique ‘family values’-based culture which was incredibly attractive to me,” said Steve. “The company’s recent growth has been remarkable, and the ever-expanding portfolio of award-winning products makes it a very exciting time for the business. I am very much looking forward to joining the team.”

Originally from Canada, Steve has spent the last 16 years at Spin Master where he held a wide variety of leadership roles across operations, supply chain and mergers & acquisitions, and most recently led the LA office.

“At Moose it’s all about getting the right people on the bus,” said Ronnie Frankowski , chief commercial officer at Moose Toys. “Steve is not only a fantastic cultural fit but his incredible depth of skills and knowledge will help take our phenomenal USA team to even greater heights.”

He added: “We are excited to have Steve join our team. We know that his exceptional leadership qualities, ability to cultivate a strong workplace culture and his immense technical toolkit will help us accelerate delivering our company strategic plan. Plus, he’s simply an awesome person that we’ll all enjoy working alongside every day.”