HELLO #91
It’s with a heavy heart we say goodbye to
an industry leader of ours, Boardriders CEO Pierre Agnes, who was declared lost at sea off the coast of his hometown Capbreton, France after not coming home from an early morning fishing trip. Agnes had been with Quiksilver for over 30 years and was pivotal in creating the Boardriders retail concept and driving the business forward over the last decade.
With the tragic passing of Agnes, Boardriders’ newly appointed CEO, Dave Tanner was immediately tasked with steering the ship through unchartered waters as Boardriders looked to acquire long-time rivals, Billabong in a move that sparked huge interest as endemic and mainstream media clamoured to dissect the potential merger of surfing’s two most high profile entities.
