ShopEatSurf reports that Boardriders has appointed a new VP of global marketing for Quiksilver. Bobby Gascon previously spent 13 years at Vans, where he most recently served as senior director of global marketing for Action Sports. There, he worked on key Vans projects such as the Vans Park Series and the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. Gascon reports to Brad Blankinship, who moved internally from RVCA to Quiksilver about eight months ago as global general manager when Garry Wall stepped down.