{"id":43050,"date":"2013-08-16T07:58:35","date_gmt":"2013-08-16T14:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=43050"},"modified":"2013-08-16T08:14:52","modified_gmt":"2013-08-16T15:14:52","slug":"billy-anderson-moves-to-burton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=43050","title":{"rendered":"Billy Anderson Moves To Burton"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Billy-Anderson-Photocred-Tim-Zimmerman\"<\/a>Billy Anderson<\/strong>, the longtime Volcom Snowboarding<\/a><\/strong> head has left the Kering<\/a><\/strong>-owned youth fashion conglomerate to become Senior Brand Director at Burton Snowboards<\/a><\/strong> in Burlington, Vermont.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have always considered myself a snowboarder – that is who I am,\u201d said Billy Anderson. \u201cSo to work for a company that is 100% dedicated to snowboarding is extremely exciting. In my time within the industry, I\u2019ve always put snowboarding first \u2013 if it\u2019s right for snowboarding, then it\u2019s right for the company. Burton seems to live by this motto as well. Their commitment to product, athletes and events is unmatched in the industry, and I couldn\u2019t be more proud to join the Burton crew.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Congrats to Billy. He begins his new job on September 3, 2013. For the official word from Burton, follow the jump.Burton Hires Billy Anderson as New Senior Brand Director<\/p>\n

BURLINGTON, VT (August 16, 2013) Burton Snowboards is excited to announce that Billy Anderson will come on board as Burton\u2019s new Senior Brand Director. Billy will officially start his new role at Burton Headquarters in Vermont on September 3rd and report directly to VP of Marketing, Anne-Marie Dacyshyn.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re extremely excited to welcome Billy to the Burton family,\u201d says Jake Burton, Founder and CEO of Burton Snowboards. \u201cBurton and Billy have a longstanding relationship that goes back to the days when Billy\u2019s younger brother Jeffy was an iconic member of the Burton pro team before his tragic passing in 2003. Like Jeffy, Billy\u2019s passion for and impact on the sport has been non-stop. He has continued to push snowboarding since his days as a from. I can\u2019t wait to see what he\u2019ll bring to Burton.\u201d<\/p>\n

Formerly the VP of Snowboarding at Volcom, Billy will play a critical role in driving marketing initiatives for the world\u2019s leading snowboard brand. His two decades of experience in the snowboarding industry will serve him well at Burton, where he will oversee all brand and retail marketing initiatives and staff, focusing on what\u2019s best for retailers, riders and riders at heart. Further, to carry out Burton\u2019s legacy of creating world-class marketing collateral, Billy will also work closely with the Sales, Product, Team Management and Creative groups on a global level.<\/p>\n

\u201cBilly is going to be an incredible asset to the Burton Marketing team,\u201d says Anne-Marie Dacyshyn, VP of Burton Marketing. \u201cHe has lived and breathed snowboarding for his entire life, and his talent and commitment to the sport is unrivaled. We can\u2019t wait to have him join the amazing team here in Vermont, and look forward to working together to take Burton marketing support to the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have always considered myself a snowboarder – that is who I am,\u201d said Billy Anderson. \u201cSo to work for a company that is 100% dedicated to snowboarding is extremely exciting. In my time within the industry, I\u2019ve always put snowboarding first \u2013 if it\u2019s right for snowboarding, then it\u2019s right for the company. Burton seems to live by this motto as well. Their commitment to product, athletes and events is unmatched in the industry, and I couldn\u2019t be more proud to join the Burton crew.\u201d<\/p>\n

Welcome to Burton Billy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Billy Anderson, the longtime Volcom Snowboarding head has left the Kering-owned youth fashion conglomerate to become Senior Brand Director at Burton Snowboards in Burlington, Vermont. \u201cI have always considered myself a snowboarder – that is who I am,\u201d said Billy Anderson. \u201cSo to work for a company that is 100% dedicated to snowboarding is extremely […]<\/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":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43050"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43050"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43059,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43050\/revisions\/43059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}