Quiksilver appoints Pierre Agnes its new CEO

By

Monica Karski

Published
Mar 30, 2015

Quiksilver, Inc. on Friday announced that Pierre Agnes, president of Quiksilver, Inc., has been promoted to chief executive officer and added to the board of directors; he succeeds Andy Mooney who is no longer with the company.

In addition, Greg Healy, Quiksilver’s APAC region president, has been promoted to president of Quiksilver, Inc., and Bob McKnight has been appointed chairman. All changes are effective immediately.

Bob McKnight, Founder and Chairman of Quiksilver, Inc., said, "On behalf of the board, I want to thank Andy Mooney for his leadership in driving the organizational changes that were essential to restoring our product design leadership and globalizing many of our key functions. This work provides the foundation for the next phase of Quiksilver’s progress.

Pierre Agnes has worked for Quiksilver for 27 years. In November 2014, he was promoted to President of Quiksilver, Inc. He previously served as Global Head of Apparel for Quiksilver, Roxy and DC. Since 2005, Pierre served as President of Quiksilver Europe.

"The board has great confidence in Pierre’s ability and skills to lead our company. His primary focus will be on improving operational execution and efficiencies, and identifying growth opportunities, especially in the U.S. wholesale channel," said Bob McKnight, Founder and Chairman of Quiksilver, Inc., said in a release. McKnight, for his part, has been appointed Chairman of the Board following this reorganisation.

Greg Healy, a CPA, joined Quiksilver’s finance team in 1998. In 2002, he assumed the dual responsibility of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Quiksilver’s Asia Pacific (APAC) Region. In 2010, Greg was named APAC President, following a promotion to CEO of Australasia in 2009. Greg will be based in Huntington Beach, CA.

The company also announced that Thomas Chambolle, Quiksilver’s EMEA Region Chief Financial Officer, will be promoted to Chief Financial Officer of Quiksilver, Inc. effective April 3, 2015. He succeeds Richard Shields, who has resigned to pursue other opportunities. Shields has agreed to serve as a consultant to the company and resource to Chambolle.

Thomas Chambolle joined Quiksilver as EMEA Region CFO in 2013. Previously, Thomas was a Managing Partner at Ricol Lasteyrie, a financial advisory consulting firm in France, since 2010. Prior to that, he worked with French government agencies supporting businesses impacted by the global credit crisis, and previously worked as CFO of the spare parts division of Peugeot Citroen.