Bob graduated from the University of Southern California in 1976 with degrees in Business Administration, Marketing and Management.
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The two became friends and business partners, acquiring the license for U.S manufacturing and distribution for Quiksilver, selling board shorts out of the back of Bob’s Volkswagen van and thereby creating Quiksilver USA. The rest of the story is surf industry legend.
Quiksilver has revenues of about $2B in 2012.