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Encyclopedia > Billabong (clothing)

Billabong International Limited
Type Public (ASX: BBG)
Founded Gold Coast, Australia (1973)
Headquarters Flag of Australia Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast, Queensland
Key people Derek O'Neill, CEO
Industry Retail
Products Apparel, sporting goods
Revenue $1.0 billion AUD (2006)
Net income $145.9 million AUD (2006)
Employees Over 1,000
Website www.billabongbiz.com www.billabong.com

Billabong is a clothing brand and public company (ASX: BBG) traded on the Australian Stock Exchange—as Billabong International—since August 11, 2000. As well as the Billabong brand-name, the company sells surfwear under the Palmers Surf, Honolua Surf, Von Zipper brands, Kustom footwear, Nixon Watches brands, as well as Element skate clothing and hardware at surf and skateboard locations such as Quiet Flight Surf Shops, Ron Jon Surf Shop. Products from this brand are available globally. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A public company usually refers to a company which is permitted to offer its securities (stock, bonds, etc. ... The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is the primary stock exchange in Australia. ... Gold Coast is a city and local government area in the southeast corner of Queensland, Australia. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... For places with the same name or other meanings, go to Gold Coast (disambiguation) Glitz and palm trees The Gold Coast is a coastal region approximately 70 km south of Brisbane, Australia that, over the past 50 years, has coalesced from a collection of scattered villages into a city of... Gold Coast is a city and local government area in the southeast corner of Queensland, Australia. ... Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  4,070,400 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... A Chief Executive Officer (CEO), or Chief Executive, is the highest-ranking corporate officer, administrator, corporate administrator, executive, or executive officer, in charge of total management of a corporation, company, organization or agency. ... Drawing of a self-service store. ... // Girls wearing formal attire for dancing, an example of one of the many modern forms of clothing. ... Sports equipment includes any object used for sport or exercise. ... Revenue is a U.S. business term for the amount of money that a company earns from its activities in a given period, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 3. ... Net income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 3. ... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A Web site (or colloquially, Website) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible via HTTP... A public company usually refers to a company which is permitted to offer its securities (stock, bonds, etc. ... The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is the primary stock exchange in Australia. ... The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is the primary stock exchange in Australia. ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about brands in marketing. ... Nixon Inc. ... Element is a skateboard company that was established in Atlanta, Georgia in 1992 as Underworld Element. ... A skateboarder performing a frontside lipslide Skateboarding is the act of rolling on or performing tricks with a skateboard. ... Ron Jon Surf Shop is an American retail surfing supply chain whose headquarters are located in Cocoa Beach, Florida. ...


Overview

Billabong was founded in 1973 by Rena and Gordan Merchant. Rena sold her stake to an investment group including Gary Pemberton and Matthew Perrin, who bought many of the international distributors before listing the company. Perrin became managing director, but resigned late in 2003, after upsetting investors by selling more than half his shareholding. He was replaced by Derek O'Neill, who had run Billabong's European business for a decade. Pemberton, a former managing director of Brambles, chaired the company until January 2005, when he was replaced as chairman by retired Foster's managing director Ted Kunkel. Billabong is amazingly awesome and i love freies. 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Managing director is the term used for the chief executive of many limited companies in the United Kingdom, Commonwealth and some other English speaking countries. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bramble refers to thorny plants of the genus Rubus, in the rose family, Rosaceae. ... A chairperson is the political correct term for the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fosters may refer to more than one article. ...


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  Results from FactBites:
 
Billabong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (162 words)
Billabong is an Australian English word used to refer to an oxbow lake, a stagnant pool of water attached to a waterway.
Billabongs are usually formed when the path of a stream or river changes, leaving the former branch with a dead end.
Billabong is also the name given to a flavoured ice cream, similar to Paddle Pop, manufactured by the Peter's company in Perth, Western Australia.
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