According to ShopEatSurf and following the official closing of the acquisition of the Boardriders Group, former RVCA Global General Manager David Brooks has accepted the position of Executive Vice President of Lifestyle Brands at Authentic Brands Group. In his new position, he is responsible for managing Authentic’s lifestyle brands – including Boardriders’ former portfolio – which includes Quiksilver, Roxy, Billabong, Volcom, DC Shoes, RVCA, Element, Spyder, VonZipper and Honolua.
Brooks has held several positions at Boardriders Group over the course of nearly seven years, most recently serving as Global GM for RVCA and Boardriders’ partnerships, licensing and business development. Before Boardriders, he spent 13 years at Wasserman Media Group. He also was the CEO at Hoonigan Industries and a partner and COO at 411 Productions.
Brooks reports to Jarrod Weber, Group President of Lifestyle and Chief Brand Officer at Authentic Brands Group.
