also known as quicksilver see mercury element . quiksilver inc. type private traded as none formerly otc pink zqksq and nyse zqk founded torquay australia 1969 ; 47 years ago 1969 founder alan green and john law headquarters huntington beach california united states key people pierre agnes ceo 1 products apparel sporting goods revenue us 1.81 billion 2013 2 net income us 82.3 million 2013 2 number of employees 7 875 divisions roxy subsidiaries dc shoes website quicksilver quiksilver inc. is an american retail sporting company founded in torquay australia and based in huntington beach california and one of the world s largest manufacturers of surfwear and other boardsport related equipment . 3 its logo designed by company founder alan green and john law in torquay victoria australia in 1969 4 was inspired by japanese painter hokusai s woodcut the great wave off kanagawa . 5 it 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 . the roxy 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 lost financially for six years and initiated a turnaround plan in an attempt to resolve this . 6 however in september 2015 the company filed for bankruptcy . 7 8 after emerging from bankruptcy in early 2016 the company once again became privately held with oaktree capital management as the majority shareholder . 9 contents 1 corporate information 2 quiksilver 2013 today 3 roxy 4 see also 5 references 6 external links corporate information edit quiksilver purchased skis rossignol for 560 million in 2005 but sold rossignol on 12 november 2008 for 37.5 million 30 million euros in cash and a 12.5 million note 10 million euro . 10 it owned golf equipment maker cleveland golf up until 31 october 2007 when it sold the company to a japanese sporting goods company . 11 in 2009 moody s included quiksilver on its bottom rung list of companies most likely to default on its debt . 12 quiksilver also owns dc shoes a skateboard shoe brand . co founder and ceo of quiksilver bob mcknight stepped down as ceo on 11 january 2013 . mcknight then acted as executive chairman until retiring in october 2014 . 13 andy mooney who was formerly chairman of disney consumer products served as ceo from 2013 to 2015 . 14 the current ceo is pierre agnes . 1 andy mooney stepped down as the ceo of quiksilver and was replaced in march 2015 by longtime quiksilver employee pierre agnes to restructure the brand . 15 quiksilver 2013 today edit as of 2013 quiksilver operated 834 16 stand alone stores in major cities across australia new zealand and the pacific europe north and south america asia and africa at that time there were two types of quiksilver operated stores known as either boardriders club or factory stores . their products were also sold in many other outlets across the world such as pacsun the fells point surf company or the ron jon surf shop . with pacsun s decline in retail prominence quiksilver and other brands have suffered diminished sales . in addition the company operated a number of separate roxy and quiksilver youth stores . as of 2016 their current retail presence is significantly smaller after restructuring by oaktree capital management . 9 roxy edit in 1990 quiksilver launched its sister brand for young women roxy . the brand was shuttered after 1991 surf industry crash but revived by bob mcknight and danny kwock in 1992 signing lisa andersen in 1993 . the brand is purportedly aimed at women who enjoy coastal and mountain based sports and lifestyles although their advertising tends to feature young women in bikinis instead of engaged in meaningful action sports activities . it was differentiated from the main quiksilver line for fear it would damage the men s brand according to randy hild the company s senior vice president of marketing . roxy was chosen because it sounded like a punk band or club likely roxy music and the roxy respectively and is also the name of the daughters of both ceo bob mcknight and founder alan green . 17 18 about 30 % of quiksilver s sales come from the roxy line . 19 since inception roxy has grown to be the largest action sport fashion apparel company for young women . in addition to apparel it now also produces accessories homewares hard goods snow and surf wetsuits footwear books and perfumes . it has sub brands for its children s ranges named roxy girl and teenie wahine . in the spring of 2013 the dvf loves roxy collection was released as a one time limited edition collaboration line of swim and beach wear as well as accessories . 20 see also edit australia portal usa portal quiksilver pro gold coast quiksilver pro france quiksilver big wave invitational references edit a b connelly laylan march 27 2015 . huntington beach based quiksilver replaces ceo with longtime company insider . the orange county register . retrieved 2015 03 27 . a b annual reports investor relations quiksilver inc quiksilver quiksilver inc . ir.quiksilver.com . retrieved 2016 02 21 . global boardsports market . companiesandmarkets.com . retrieved 2016 02 21 . quiksilver about us . 2011 . retrieved 2011 12 29 . in french l express 13 july 2000 . surf la planche billet . retrieved 2009 09 06 . pfeifer stuart 2013 06 17 . quiksilver is riding a wave of red ink . la times . retrieved 2016 02 21 . quicksilver chapter 11 petition pdf . pacermonitor . pacermonitor . retrieved 9 may 2016 . quiksilver files for chapter 11 bankruptcy in the us bbc news . bbc.co.uk . retrieved 2016 02 21 . a b connelly laylan . quiksilver free from bankruptcy talks booze and boardshorts . the orange county register . retrieved 2016 05 20 . quiksilver closes on sale of rossignol ski unit . msn money . associated press . 13 november 2008 . retrieved 2008 11 13 . quiksilver sells cleveland golf unit . 31 october 2007 . retrieved 2007 11 30 . mccracken jeffrey 10 march 2009 . moody s aims to be ahead on defaults . the wall street journal . p. c1 . quiksilver executive chairman bob mcknight to retire ; pierre agnes appointed president transworld business . business.transworld.net . retrieved 2016 02 21 . connelly laylan 3 january 2013 . quiksilver co founder and longtime ceo steps down . the orange county register . retrieved 3 january 2013 . beilfuss lisa march 27 2015 . quiksilver ousts ceo installs 27 year company veteran as chief executive . the wall street journal . retrieved march 27 2015 . hamanaka kari 13 june 2011 . quiksilver comeback new stores planned . orange county business journal . 34 24 65 . of these 834 stores 540 are owned by the company and the rest operate under licensing agreements . bellantonio jennifer 16 september 2002 . image makers . orange county business journal . retrieved 6 december 2009 . calhoun carina 12 july 2010 . q & a . orange county business journal . 33 28 7 . gomez alicia 16 august 2010 . beyond roxy quiksilver does junior line . orange county business journal . 33 33 3 31 . bradstreet kailee 11 march 2013 . roxy celebrates launch of dvf loves roxy collection . retrieved 21 march 2013 . external links edit official website wikimedia commons has media related to quiksilver . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title quiksilver & oldid 731719150 categories clothing brands of australiaclothing companies of the united statessurfwear brandsswimwear manufacturersskateboarding companiessnowboarding companiesmanufacturing companies based in californiaretail companies based in californiacompanies based in orange county californiaclothing companies established in 1969retail companies established in 19691969 establishments in australia1990s fashion2000s fashion2010s fashioncompanies formerly listed on the new york stock exchangehidden categories use dmy dates from march 2013pages using infobox company with unsupported 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