Quiksilver, Inc. Announces the Appointment of Four New Board Members.HUNTINGTON BEACH Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. , Calif. -- Quiksilver, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ZQK) today announced that Laurent Boix-Vives, Timothy Harmon and Charles Exon Exon In split genes, a portion that is included in the ribonucleic acid (RNA) transcript of a gene and survives processing of the RNA in the cell nucleus to become part of a spliced messenger RNA (mRNA) or structural RNA in the cell cytoplasm. have been appointed to the Quiksilver Board of Directors effective December 1, 2005. Douglas Ammerman was previously appointed to the Board of Directors on June 3, 2005. Laurent Boix-Vives served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Skis Rossignol Skis Rossignol S.A., or simply Rossignol, is a French manufacturer of ski equipment, located in Isère, France. The company was founded in 1907 as a textile- and ski manufacturer. S.A. from his purchase of the French based global winter sports winter sports: see bobsledding; curling; hockey, ice; ice dancing; ice skating; skiing; snowshoes; tobogganing. and golf (Cleveland) company in 1955 until Rossignol's combination with Quiksilver earlier this year. Mr. Boix-Vives is internationally recognized as a pioneer and leading innovator in the alpine ski Alpine Ski is an Alpine skiing arcade game, released by Taito in 1981. Description The player controls a skier, who can move left, right, or increase forward speed. industry, and is one of Europe's leading businessmen and public figures, having been elected as an officer of the Legion d' Honneur and Commander, National Grade of Merit. Among other accomplishments, Mr. Boix-Vives was a founding member and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the French Institute for Economic Development, a Vice President of MEDEF MEDEF Mouvement des Entreprises de France (France) MEDEF Mouvement des Entrepreneurs Français (French labor union) , the French national business council, and a member of the organizing committee for the Winter Olympic games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. at Albertville in 1992. Timothy H. Harmon served as Pacific Sunwear Pacific Sunwear (also known as PacSun) is a shopping mall retail store that sells surfing and skateboarding clothing and accessories for teenagers and young adults. It was originally based in Newport Beach, California, United States. , Inc.'s President and Chief Merchandising Officer from October 1997 until July 2005. Mr. Harmon joined Pacific Sunwear, Inc. in September 1991 and was instrumental in the rapid and successful growth of the company into a leading, national teen retailer. Prior to Pacific Sunwear, Mr. Harmon served in various merchandising positions at Wideworld/MTV Sportswear, Chauvin International and Miller's Outpost. Charles Exon joined Quiksilver, Inc. in August of 2000 and has served as Secretary, General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs - International since that time. Previously, Mr. Exon had been outside corporate counsel for the Company for over ten years. Mr. Exon is also a director of the Quiksilver Foundation, a non-profit organization. Douglas Ammerman is a Certified Public Accountant Certified Public Accountant (CPA) An accountant who has met certain standards, including experience, age, and licensing, and passed exams in a particular state. and has a Masters Degree in Business Taxation from the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission . He began his career in 1973 with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell (now KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen ). He was admitted to the KPMG partnership in 1984 and formally retired from KPMG in 2002. Mr. Ammerman has served as the Chairman of the Company's Audit Committee and as a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee since his appointment to the Board in June 2005. Bob McKnight, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Quiksilver Inc., commented, "We are very pleased to welcome Laurent, Tim, Charlie and Doug to our Board of Directors. Laurent is a true legend in the ski industry and possesses a wealth of experience, particularly with regard to building iconic brands on a global scale. We believe his input will be invaluable as we look to take Rossignol to its next evolution as the world's powerhouse in outdoor, lifestyle sports. We know, because of years of patronage, that Tim's merchandising expertise has been instrumental in Pacific Sunwear's transformation into one of today's leading teen retailers. We are excited to have his tremendous level of insight into product trends and specialty retailing and look forward to benefiting from his industry knowledge and expertise. Doug's experience in public accounting and our industry brings an essential resource to the Board, and he has been designated as the Board's financial expert. Finally, Charlie has proven himself over the years to be a tremendous advisor on a wide range of subjects from purely legal to overall global transactions. His experience and appreciation of our global history and people make him a tremendous asset to our management team, and we expect his contributions to be equally valuable to the Board of Directors." Mr. McKnight continued, "We are excited to welcome these gentlemen to the Board of Directors and believe that they will be extremely effective in helping us chart a strategic course that will result in long-term growth and continued market-leading returns for our shareholders. We remain committed to building on our industry leading position and fully capitalizing on the many opportunities that still lay ahead." About Quiksilver: Quiksilver, Inc. (NYSE:ZQK) is the world's leading outdoor sports lifestyle company, which designs, produces and distributes a diversified mix of branded apparel, wintersports and golf equipment, footwear, accessories and related products. The Company's apparel and footwear brands represent a casual lifestyle for young-minded people that connect with its boardriding culture and heritage, while its wintersports and golf brands symbolize a long standing commitment to technical expertise and competitive success on the mountains and on the links. The reputation of Quiksilver's brands is based on different outdoor sports. The Company's Quiksilver, Roxy, DC Shoes and Hawk brands are synonymous with the heritage and culture of surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding, and its beach and water oriented swimwear brands include Raisins, Radio Fiji, Leilani and Island Soul. The Rossignol, Dynastar, Lange, Look and Kerma brands are leaders in the alpine ski market, and the Company makes snowboarding equipment under its Rossignol, Dynastar, DC Shoes, Roxy, Lib Technologies, Gnu and Bent Metal labels. The Company's golf business includes Cleveland Golf, as well as Never Compromise putters and Fidra apparel. Gotcha (jargon, programming) gotcha - A misfeature of a system, especially a programming language or environment, that tends to breed bugs or mistakes because it both enticingly easy to invoke and completely unexpected and/or unreasonable in its outcome. is the Company's surf-based European brand addressing street fashion. The Company's products are sold in over 90 countries in a wide range of distribution, including surf shops, ski shops, skateboard shops, snowboard shops, its proprietary Boardriders Club shops, other specialty stores and select department stores. Quiksilver's corporate and Americas' headquarters are in Huntington Beach, California Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in southern California. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 189,594. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west, by Seal Beach on the north, by Costa Mesa on the south, by Westminster on the northeast, and by , while its European headquarters are in St. Jean de Luz and Voiron, France, and its Asia/Pacific headquarters are in Torquay, Australia. NOTE: For further information about Quiksilver, Inc., you are invited to take a look at our world at www.quiksilver.com, www.roxy.com, www.dcshoecousa.com, www.quiksilveredition.com, www.hawkclothing.com, www.rossignol.com, www.dynastar.com, www.clevelandgolf.com and www.fidragolf.com. |
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