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Hurley International is a clothing company located in Costa
Mesa, California founded by Bob Hurley. The company puts
emphasis on skateboarding, surfing, music, and "fun". Since 2002, Hurley has been owned by
Nike, Inc.
Company
history
Hurley was founded in 1979 by 23-year-old Stephen Hurley (along
with partner Bob Rowland and Business Manager Joe Knoernschild) as
Hurley Surfboards/International Pro Designs (I.P.D.). Hurley worked
for 5 years as a surf board shaper for various companies;
including Lightning Bolt; Wind-an-Sea and Wave Tools. While
becoming known as one of the premiere shapers in Southern
California, Hurley licensed the U.S. rights to the up-and-coming
Australian surf brand Billabong, and formed Billabong
USA in 1983. Founding Partners in Billabong USA besides Hurley were
Bob Rowland (General Partners), and as limited partners - Chip
Rowland, Mike Ochsner, Joe Knoernschild, Tom Fletcher and Bill
Hurley. In 1998, the U.S. licensing rights for Billabong were up
for renewal after the Company had grown to over $70M in sales in
America. The USA management team decided to not renew the USA
license for Billabong USA and in 1998 Hurley International was
born. Founding working partners of Billabong USA Hurley,
Knoernschild, Ochsner and Bill Hurley transitioned over to Hurley
International. Billabong USA's designer Lian Murray also became a
partner with the newly created Hurley International.
On May 12, 2002, the company was sold to Nike, Inc. for an undisclosed amount.[3] The
brand maintains relative autonomy from its Nike parent and has its
corporate headquarters in Costa Mesa, California, USA.
A major part of the company's success has been the endorsement
of pop-punk bands such as Blink-182. Furthering their involvement in
the music industry, Hurley is currently a major sponsor of heavy metal
band Avenged
Sevenfold.
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Notable team members include:
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