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Robert B. McKnight, Jr. Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President Robert B. McKnight, Jr. was a co-founder of Quiksilver in 1976, served as our President from 1979 through July 1991 and has served as our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since August 1991. In February 2008, he also was re-appointed as our President. Mr. McKnight received a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
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Charles S. Exon Chief Administrative Officer, Secretary and General Counsel Charles S. Exon has served as our Chief Administrative Officer since February 11, 2008 and as Secretary and General Counsel since August 2000. Mr. Exon previously served as Executive Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs from August 2000 to February 2008. Prior to joining Quiksilver, Mr. Exon practiced law, the last seven years as a partner with the firm of Hewitt & McGuire, LLP. Mr. Exon received a B.A. degree in English from the University of Missouri, a M.A. degree in Communications from Stanford University and a J.D. degree from the University of Southern California.
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James Ellis Mr. Ellis is the Dean of the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He began his professional career within the Carter Hawley Hale Stores organization, over a number of years rising to the position of Vice President, Merchandising, for the Broadway Department Store chain. Later in his career, Mr. Ellis became president and Chief Executive Officer of American Porsche Design and he has been involved in a number of other entrepreneurial ventures. These opportunities included leadership roles in several apparel manufacturers and action-sports related companies. In 1997, Mr. Ellis joined the faculty of the University of Southern California as a Professor in the Department of Marketing. More recently, Mr. Ellis was Vice Provost, Globalization, responsible for building and enhancing the USC brand internationally. Mr. Ellis holds a BBA degree from the University of New Mexico and earned an MBA degree from the Harvard Business School.
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Douglas K. Ammerman Douglas K. Ammerman began his career in 1973 with the public accounting firm of Peat, Marwick, Mitchell (now KPMG). He was admitted to the KPMG partnership in 1984 and formally retired from KPMG in 2002. Mr. Ammerman is a Certified Public Accountant and has a Masters Degree in Business Taxation from the University of Southern California. Mr. Ammerman currently serves on the board of directors and is chairman of the audit committee of Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a title insurance company. He also serves on the board of directors of two privately-held companies, El Pollo Loco and William Lyon Homes.
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William M. Barnum, Jr. William M. Barnum, Jr. currently serves as a director of several private companies, and has been a Managing Member of Brentwood Associates, a Los Angeles based venture capital and private equity investment firm since 1986. Prior to that, Mr. Barnum held several positions at Morgan Stanley & Co. Mr. Barnum graduated from Stanford University in 1976 with a B.A. in Economics and from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Stanford Law School in 1981 with M.B.A. and J.D. degrees. Mr. Barnum also serves on the board of directors of Zumiez, Inc., an action sports specialty retailer.
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Charles E. Crowe Charles E. Crowe currently manages several private investments and has been involved in such activities since his resignation as our Vice President in 1993. Prior to 1981, Mr. Crowe was employed by Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards, Incorporated, an investment bank and brokerage firm. Mr. Crowe graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, with a B.A. degree in Economics.
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