Volcom’s Senior Vice President of Strategic Development and General Counsel Hoby Darling continues the post PPR acquisition VeeCo executive team departures by announcing that he is leaving the company and taking a job with Nike where he will be “head of strategy and planning for its affiliate brands,” according to a story on FINS.com.
Darling’s thoughts on leaving make sense:
For me, I had taken the company public, helped grow it from a $116 million company to almost $400 million, then sold it to a great company in PPR. It felt like, hey, been there, done that, I had done what my role was designed to do in strategic development and decided it was time for the next challenge.
News like this always makes us wonder who will be next. Who could it be? For the rest of the Darling interview click the link.
Taxas Department of Public Safety Trooper Justin Stohler reportedly hit and killed a 14-year-old boy with his patrol car early Wednesday morning (September 14, 2011), according to a story on Chron.com.
Investigators say a Central Texas boy who died after being struck by a Texas trooper’s vehicle had been on a skateboard. . . College Station police say 14-year-old Mark Harding Jr. died following the accident around 1 a.m. Wednesday.
Our thoughts are with Harding’s family and friends.
Watching this Todd Falcon clip (which is promo’d as “the first new Todd Falcon footage in 5 years) reminds us of the stereotypic movements of the Fossa at the San Diego Zoo. Locked in a small cage for far too long the Fossa simply runs through a series of motions over, and over, and over. Kind of like Todd’s primo double flips.
Two questions (from the sea of questions that wash over us while watching this video): Why can’t Mr. Falcon simple roll up into Primo without stepping off every time? And doesn’t stepping off the board and flipping it around kind of negate the whole “34 in a row” claim?
Police have identified a body recovered off Long Island’s Jones Beach as 31-year-old Zachary Gottfried. Gottfried, the owner of the Amityville, New York based Island Riders surf, kite, wake, and SUP shop, went missing on September 8, 2011 while out riding waves generated by Hurricane Katia, according to a story in the Newsday.
Gottfried, 31, an avid surfer and kiteboarder, disappeared off Gilgo State Park last Thursday while surfing in high-surf conditions with another man, who was identified as his business manager, according to a Tuesday news release.
It’s hard to think that the waves the helped create such an amazing Quik Pro New York, could also end a surfer’s life. Our thoughts are with Gottfried’s family and friends.
Our goggle requirements have always been pretty simple: if the lenses keep branches, snow, and ice from hitting us in the eyeballs without fogging and we can see out of them without squinting, we’re stoked. That said, these new Dragon APX winter eye coverings look pretty dope.
Here’s what Dragon says:
. . . the APX goggle has proven to withstand the harshest, most technically demanding conditions. The flagship product of the line, the APX goggle,literally redefines what a goggle can be with our new patent pending Infinity Lens Technology. By completely eliminating the frame profile with this innovative lens system, the APX goggle has maximum peripheral vision and the highest level of performance. LESS IS MORE…APX
“This is a tremendously exciting day for VF. We are delighted to officially welcome Timberland(R) and Smartwool(R) to VF’s family of brands,” said Eric Wiseman, VF Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “This acquisition strengthens VF’s position within the outdoor industry by adding two strong, global, and authentic brands with significant momentum and growth opportunities. VF is committed to helping the Timberland(R) and Smartwool(R) brands reach their global growth potential, while maintaining each brand’s unique essence.”
Patrik Frisk, who has been president, VF Outdoor & Action Sports EMEA since 2009 will be the new president of Timberland. For the rest of the details, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
It’s the time of the season when the days are getting shorter, the air turns crispy and 686 kicks off the official launch of their all-new website. Here’s what they’re saying:
We redesigned the whole site and if you haven’t yet seen it, head on over and check out all the new content. New products for this coming winter are in, we’ve got new videos for you, including our new ad campaign, The Addiction Series, and the Faction page is all updated and ready to be checked out. It’s good to be back, we missed you.
Click the link and show 686 a little love, won’t you? It’s not like your not jonsing for snow or anything.
Those stylish retro longboarders hit up Malibu, California’s Surfrider Beach on September 9-10, 2011 for the first SoCal stop of the Vans Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational. Not surprisingly, first place went to Alex Knost.
After whittling the initial 16 down to the four finalists, Alex Knost took home $4,000 for first place, Justin Quintal $3,000 for second, Christian Wach $2,000 for third and Harrison Roach pocketed $1,000 for fourth spot. Knost’s win in Malibu follows a first place finish in the Duct Tape Invitational in Santa Cruz earlier this year.
Volcom’s Senior Vice President of Strategic Development and General Counsel Hoby Darling continues the post PPR acquisition VeeCo executive team departures by announcing that he is leaving the company and taking a job with Nike where he will be “head of strategy and planning for its affiliate brands,” according to a story on FINS.com.
