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    Boardriders Japan takes over Spyder

    4 June 2025

    The Japanese operator of global action sports brands expands its portfolio with the outdoor and lifestyle brand, among others.

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    Boardriders publishes first ESG and CSR report

    5 August 2022

    Roughly 16 months after Arne Arens, the former The North Face Europe CEO, took over as new chief executive officer of the Boardriders group, the company has released its ESG and CSR report 2020/21, which is the first of its kind. The group’s purpose, mission and foundation are supported by ...

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    Millet x Element launch collaboration for next fall/winter

    31 March 2022

    Millet and the Boardriders brand Element have collaborated to design a collection, which, according to Fashionnetwork, includes several product lines. Among them are high-performance products, including a Gore-Tex jacket, a Polartec fleece, recycled polyester bags, neck wraps and even a sleeping bag. The main line is called “Concrete Jungle” and ...

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    Nicolas Foulet is Quiksilver Europe’s new president

    28 July 2021

    According to Shop Eat Surf, Nicolas Foulet, chief information officer at Boardriders since 2015, is the new president of EMEA for Quiksilver. He takes over the role from Greg Healy, who was responsible for Europe in addition to APAC since 2019. Healy had added Europe to his portfolio after Thomas ...

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    Boardriders without Peter Knoll

    12 May 2021

    Peter Knoll has left Boardriders, Inc. at the end of March 2021, where he was most recently general manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. According to Knoll, his departure was mutually agreed upon, following differing views on organizational and strategic changes within the company. Knoll’s position has not been refilled ...

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    Arne Arens to steer Boardriders

    4 February 2021

    Source: Boardriders Arne Arens On March 1, Arne Arens, the Swedish manager who led The North Face in Europe, the Americas and globally between 2010 and last October, will become the new CEO of Boardriders, the struggling parent company of Quiksilver, Roxy, Billabong, DC Shoes, RVCA, Element ...

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    Standard & Poors and Moody’s downgrade Boardriders

    15 March 2020

    (SGI) Standard & Poors and Moody’s have both downgraded the credit rating of Boardriders, the parent company of Quiksilver, Roxy, Billabong and other action sports brands. S&P has reversed its outlook to negative based on results and guidance provided by the company to the rating agency. It feels that its ...