Quiksilver

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Quicksilver.
Quiksilver, Inc.
Type Public
Traded as NYSE: ZQK
Founded Australia (1969)
Headquarters Huntington Beach, California, United States
Key people Robert B. McKnight, CEO & Chairman of the Board
Products Apparel, sporting goods
Revenue Increase US$2.362 billion (2006)
Net income Increase US$107.12 million (2006)
Employees 7,875
Website http://www.quiksilver.com

Quiksilver, Inc., an Australian company based in Huntington Beach, California, United States, one of the world's largest manufacturers of surfwear and other boardsport-related equipment. Its logo, designed by the company founder Alan Green and John Law in Torquay, Victoria, Australia in 1969,[1] inspired by Japanese painter Hokusai's woodcut The Great Wave off Kanagawa[2] consists of a large wave with a mountain on a red background.

The company also produces a line of apparel for young women, under the brand Roxy. Its logo consists of two copies of the Quiksilver logo, one reflected, forming a heart. Quiksilver has another line of apparel for women under the brand Quiksilver Women. As of 2013, the company had lost money for six years straight but was initiating a turnaround plan.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Quiksilver - About Us". 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-29. 
  2. ↑ (In French) L'Express (13 July 2000). "Surf La planche à billet". Retrieved 2009-09-06. 
  3. ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jun/17/business/la-fi-stock-spotlight-quiksilver-20130617


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.