{"id":15777,"date":"2010-05-03T08:45:03","date_gmt":"2010-05-03T15:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=15777"},"modified":"2010-05-03T08:53:44","modified_gmt":"2010-05-03T15:53:44","slug":"laurent-potdevin-resigns-as-burton-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=15777","title":{"rendered":"Laurent Potdevin Resigns As Burton CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"012910<\/a>Jake<\/strong> and Donna Carpenter<\/strong> will be moving back into the official drivers’ seats at Burton Snowboards<\/a><\/strong> while the company searches for a CEO to replace Laurent Potdevin<\/strong> who announced his resignation today.<\/p>\n

Burton today announced the departure of CEO Laurent Potdevin, who plans to pursue other opportunities after working at the world\u2019s leading snowboard company for 15 years. Laurent will stay connected to Burton as a consultant and advisor to the company. . . \u201cLaurent and I have had a great 15 years together,\u201d says Jake Burton Carpenter, Founder and Chairman of Burton Snowboards. \u201cI support his decision to move on, and as a company we\u2019ve always looked at change as an opportunity. This marks a new chapter for Burton during a time when snowboarding is gaining a lot of momentum.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Probably wouldn’t be bad for anyone involved if this search took a little longer than expected. Jake looks so good behind the wheel. . . follow the jump for the entire release.
\nBurton Snowboards CEO Resigns<\/strong><\/p>\n

BURLINGTON, Vt. (May 3, 2010) \u2014 Burton today announced the departure of CEO Laurent Potdevin, who plans to pursue other opportunities after working at the world\u2019s leading snowboard company for 15 years. Laurent will stay connected to Burton as a consultant and advisor to the company.<\/p>\n

\u201cLaurent and I have had a great 15 years together,\u201d says Jake Burton Carpenter, Founder and Chairman of Burton Snowboards. \u201cI support his decision to move on, and as a company we\u2019ve always looked at change as an opportunity. This marks a new chapter for Burton during a time when snowboarding is gaining a lot of momentum.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat started as a Vermont leap-of-faith 15 years ago turned out to be one hell of a ride,\u201d said Laurent Potdevin. \u201cIt\u2019s been an incredibly fun, fast and productive time, which I truly enjoyed every day. From Jake on, the people at Burton are a powerful, inspiring and fun group, and I will miss that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Laurent has a strong legacy at the company. He came to Burton in 1995 in an Operations capacity, was elevated to the role of President in 2002, and ultimately became CEO in 2005, overseeing all Burton brands and shared services on a global level. During his tenure, Laurent played a key role in Burton\u2019s diversification efforts and helped maintain and strengthen Burton\u2019s position as the snowboard industry leader.<\/p>\n

\u201cLaurent has helped steer Burton through some very challenging periods,\u201d continued Jake. \u201cAnd this transition is a lot easier knowing that he leaves Burton at a time when our focus, performance and team are more solid than ever. Our commitment to product and to supporting our retailers has not wavered, and we are ready for what lies ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moving forward, in addition to being Burton\u2019s Chairman and Founder, Jake Burton will assume the role of CEO on an interim basis, while Burton searches for Laurent\u2019s successor. Jake will receive considerable help from his wife Donna, who has played an integral role in the company since its inception, including spearheading the growth of Burton\u2019s women\u2019s business and international sales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jake and Donna Carpenter will be moving back into the official drivers’ seats at Burton Snowboards while the company searches for a CEO to replace Laurent Potdevin who announced his resignation today. Burton today announced the departure of CEO Laurent Potdevin, who plans to pursue other opportunities after working at the world\u2019s leading snowboard company […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15777"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15777"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15780,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15777\/revisions\/15780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}