goods founded orange county california 1991 1991 founder wooly richard woolcot t dawg tucker hall headquarters costa mesa california u.s. number of locations 38 area served worldwide key people richard wooly woolcott founder executive chairman brad holman cfo todd hymel ceo ryan immegart svp global marketing mike aho creative director number of employees 543 as of 31 december 2010 update parent kering divisions veeco productions subsidiaries electric holding corporation volcom entertainment inc. volcom retail inc. website volcom.com footnotes references 1 2 volcom inc. is a lifestyle brand that designs markets and distributes boardsports oriented products . the company primarily produces clothing footwear accessories and related products for young men and women . volcom is headquartered in costa mesa california united states u.s. . volcom is known for its trademark stone logo its slogan true to this and the let the kids ride free campaign . 3 todd hymel is the ceo of volcom . 4 contents 1 history 1.1 1991 1995 origins 1.2 1995 2011 ipo and kering acquisition 2 retail 3 teams 3.1 surfing 3.2 skateboarding 3.3 snowboarding 4 volcomunity 5 events 5.1 2013 volcom pipe pro event 5.2 2014 volcom pipe pro event 6 philanthropy 7 awards 8 references 9 external links history edit 1991 1995 origins edit volcom was founded in 1991 by richard wooly woolcott and tucker t dawg hall who based the ethos of the company on their own experiences with boardsports . 1 in march 1991 the two friends went on a snowboarding trip to tahoe u.s. and afterward they decided to start a clothing company . 5 chet thomas was the first professional skateboarder to be sponsored by the brand . 6 in 1995 volcom was the first action sports company to create a record label volcom entertainment . 7 1995 2011 ipo and kering acquisition edit in april 2005 the company adopted its current name volcom inc. volcom became a publicly traded entity on june 29 2005 when wachovia securities d.a. davidson and piper jaffray underwrote an initial public offering on nasdaq . they priced 4.69 million shares at us 19 a share raising a total of us 89 million . citation needed in early 2008 volcom made its first acquisition taking ownership of electric visual evolution llc for us 25.3 million . 8 on may 2 2011 french luxury sport and lifestyle group kering previously known as pinault printemps redoute and ppr until 18 june 2013 launched a friendly takeover offer to buy volcom inc. for us 24.50 a share valuing the company at us 608 million . 9 volcom s board unanimously backed the kering offer and shareholders were advised to tender their shares to the french company . citation needed since the takeover kering has sought to expand and diversify the volcom brand . 10 the support from kering allowed volcom to launch its first ever closed toe footwear line in july 2013 . 11 retail edit volcom s first retail store was opened on november 23 2002 in los angeles . 12 since then seven more volcom stores have opened in the united states and six more in canada . 13 outside america volcom has numerous international retail stores including locations in hossegor and bordeaux france ; two locations in bali indonesia ; tokyo japan ; durban and pretoria south africa ; bangkok thailand ; london and falmouth england ; buenos aires argentina ; santiago chile ; s o paulo brazil ; isla de margarita venezuela ; lisbon portugal ; munich stuttgart and berlin germany ; calgary edmonton vancouver winnipeg and fort mcmurray canada costa rica ; and guam . 14 teams edit surfing edit street art featuring the volcom logo . dusty payne kelly slater carloz mun z mitch coleborn alex gray gony zubizarreta parker coffin andrew doheny ozzy wright nate tyler made bol adi putra quincy davis coco ho skateboarding edit louie lopez pedro barros alec majerus rune glifberg dustin dollin caswell berry david gonz lez alex midler dennis busenitz colin provost ryan sheckler grant taylor dane burman kyle walker jackson pilz axel cruysberghs snowboarding edit thomas robinson pat moore bryan iguchi cody warble curtis ciszek dan brisse dylan alito frank knab jamie lynn mark landvik mike ravelson scott blum hunter wood arthur longo markus keller terje haakonsen torgeir bergrem marcus kleveland mark swoboda will jackways volcomunity edit volcomunity is an online space for volcom ambassadors singers models and designers to blog about their lives . natalie suarez jennifer herrema billie edwards elle green mike correia stephanie cherry amy smith zoe grisedale sherry and hannah logic are volcom ambassadors . 15 in 2012 volcom collaborated with volcom ambassadors posso for the second time . posso is described by the brand as 2 best friends from northern california with a love for art design fashion and music . the collection included dresses and a bikini outfit . 16 events edit 2013 volcom pipe pro event edit the 2013 volcom pipe pro surf competition that took place between january 27 and february 7 2013 has been designated as a deep blue surfing event as it completed the asp association of surfing professionals green guidelines recommendations . the event strove to reduce the environmental impacts of a professional surfing contest and to provide social benefits for the local community . 17 2014 volcom pipe pro event edit the 2014 volcom pipe pro surf competition took place between january 26 and february 7 2014 at the banzai pipeline with waves at 8 12 feet and was televised on saturday june 7 2014 on nbc . the competition is an asp wqs world qualifying series 5 star event with a 130 000 prize purse and once again has been designated as a deep blue surfing event working with sustainable surf a waste diversion company . 18 philanthropy edit volcom created the v.co logical series collection whereby one percent of sales are donated to environmentally focused non profit organizations . the company is a member of the 1 % for the planet initiative . 19 in 2011 volcom collaborated with krochet kids international an organization that seeks to reduce poverty . volcom sold handmade clothes from uganda and some of the revenue was donated to krochet kids international . 20 awards edit in 2003 woolcott was named the surf industry manufacturers association individual achiever of the year . 21 in 2004 woolcott was inducted into the national scholastic surfing association hall of fame . 21 in 2010 volcom won the transworld business industry and retail award brand of the year . 22 also in 2010 woolcott was nominated for the entrepreneur of the year award at chapman university by the leatherby entrepreneurship center . 21 references edit a b volcom 2012 . frequently asked questions . volcom . volcom inc. retrieved august 20 2012 . united states securities and exchange commission 2010 . 2010 volcom inc. check url value help . united states securities and exchange commission . united states securities and exchange commission . retrieved august 20 2012 . volcom . skateboarding.com.au . 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business.transworld.net . retrieved 26 july 2013 . volcom and vans claim two tw biz awards each . surf.transworld.net . retrieved 26 july 2013 . external links edit official website v t e kering subsidiaries kering group gucci yves saint laurent boucheron bottega veneta b dat & co brioni alexander mcqueen stella mccartney balenciaga sowind group girard perregaux jeanrichard sport lifestyle volcom puma cobra golf electric tretorn retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title volcom & oldid 742148683 categories clothing companies of the united statescompanies based in costa mesa californiacompanies established in 1991skateboarding companiessnowboarding companiessurfwear brands1990s fashion2000s fashion2010s fashionswimwear brands1991 establishments in californiahidden categories pages with url errorscs1 errors external linksuse mdy dates from september 2012articles containing potentially dated statements from december 2010all articles containing potentially dated statementsall 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