Background
Croft, Leonard Mathias was born on April 27, 1930 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Came to the United States, 1984. Son of Frank Dudley and Elizabeth Ann (Fitzgerald) Croft.
Croft, Leonard Mathias was born on April 27, 1930 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Came to the United States, 1984. Son of Frank Dudley and Elizabeth Ann (Fitzgerald) Croft.
Bachelor, Sir George Williams University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1965.
Sales representative The Walker Press Ltd., Toronto, 1953-1958. Advertising manager Mil-ko Food Products, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1958-1960. Product director Johnson & Johnson, Montreal, 1960-1964, product group director, 1964-1968.
Vice president marketing Brooke Bond Foods Ltd., 1968-1974. President Pillsbury Canada Ltd., Toronto, 1974-1976. Managing partner Croft Palmer Inc., 1976-1981.
President Mattel Canada Inc., 1981-1984. Senior vice president Americas Mattel Inc., Hawthorne, California, 1984-1989, president boys and preschool toys division, since 1989.
Married Elizabeth Ann Bastedo, September 17, 1953 (divorced). Children: Karen, Kim, Sheila, Neil, Lincoln.