Ariel Investments Co-CEO John Rogers says Ynon Kreiz's exit as Mattel CEO played a big part in the firm's push for strategic alternatives. Rogers told CNBC that Kreiz had a solid restructuring plan but Ariel is impatient under new CEO Roger Lynch and sees Mattel shares as undervalued.

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