Antonio Urcelay Explained

Antonio Urcelay (born 1952) was Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Global Product Safety Policy Committee board of Toys "R" Us Inc. He retired from the company in June 2015.

Toys "R" Us Inc.

Urcelay became CEO of Toys "R" Us in October 2013, and became Chairman a month later.^{[1] [2]}

Career

Antonio Urcelay worked in the consumer packaged goods and retail industry before taking up his position at Toys "R" Us. He was Managing Director for Leche Pascual S.A., head of the Spanish division of a dairy company and a member of the Board of Directors for the Ashley Group – the parent company of the above-mentioned dairy company. He also held a variety of top executive positions at Royal Ahold, being the Spanish market's Managing Director. Urcelay was also marketing manager at Procter & Gamble's Spanish subsidiary.

At the beginning of his career, Urcelay practiced law for five years at Cremades, ultimately becoming Partner.^[3]

Education

Antonio Urcelay received a Juris Doctor from the Madrid-Complutense University in 1984.^[4]

Compensation

Antonio Urcelay's compensation for the end of December 2013: Salary and Bonus: $1,389,685, Stock Awards, $416,680, Option Awards, $1,198,963.^[5] In addition, in 2014, he was ranked by NJBiz as Number 72 in "The 100 Most Powerful People in New Jersey Business."^[6]

Further reading

• A los mandos de Toys R Us in Cinco Días, of Madrid, on May 17, 2013
• Urcelay, el español al frente de Toys R Us, gana 16 millones en dos años in Cinco Días, of Madrid, on March 29, 2015
• Antonio Urcelay sale de Toys R Us tras 19 años in Cinco Días, of Madrid, on June 3, 2015
• Toys R Us names CEO by Joan Verdon, in The Record, of Woodland Park, New Jersey, on October 16, 2013
• New Toys "R" Us CEO Reveals 'Diagnosis,' Treatment Plan For Ailing Chain in Forbes, on March 27, 2014
• Toys 'R' Us CEO Sets Revamp Plan to Return to Profitability by Suzanne Kampner, in The Wall Street Journal on March 26, 2014

Notes and References

1. Web site: Melton. Nicole Marie. Toys R Us Names Antonio Urcelay as Permanent CEO. Fierce Retail. 23 October 2014.
2. Web site: Kapner. Suzanne. Toys 'R' Us Taps European Chief to Be CEO. The Wall Street Journal. 23 October 2014.
3. Antonio Urcelay: Executive Profile and Biography. Business Week. 23 October 2014.
4. Web site: Antonio Urcelay Alonso Chief Executive Officer, Toys R Us Inc. Bloomberg. 23 October 2014.
5. Web site: people.equilar.com/bio/antonio-urcelay-toys-r/salary/547700#.VEeBvBYgvBw. Equilar Atlas. 23 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141105001350/http://people.equilar.com/bio/antonio-urcelay-toys-r/salary/547700#.VEeBvBYgvBw. 5 November 2014. dead.
6. Web site: Antonio Urcelay Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at Toys R Us. 28 January 2014 . Equilar Atlas. 23 October 2014.