When I was in Hawaii, I heard lots of buzz about longtime Billabong Hawaii rep Keoni Watson leaving to join Paul Naude’s new Vissla and D’Blanc brands.
It made me curious to see what other reps are joining his team, and I asked Paul for more details.
Here is a list of the new company’s rep force, with some details about the reps’ backgrounds.
As a reminder, former Billabong VP of Sales Richard Sanders is now the Vissla VP of Sales.
Both brands will launch in January at Agenda and Surf Expo.
Vissla and D’Blanc reps
Keoni Watson: Hawaii/Guam: Billabong rep for 20 years, former professional surfer.
Bob Rohmann: Florida and Caribbean, former Quiksilver rep for 30 years, a surfboard shaper.
Tom Law: Northeast, current rep for Olukai, has worked in the industry for 10 years at Farias Surf Shop and other companies.
Chip Clark: Mid-Atlantic, current rep for Toms, past experience with Billabong and Volcom junior’s.
Mike Green: Northwest, currently working for Toms, past experience with Billabong, Fox and other brands.
Fernando Letemendia: Texas and Southeast, currently working for Toms, past experience with Billabong.
Josh Tinkess: Northern California, former store manager at the Volcom store in Santa Barbara and at Jack’s.
Kevin Via: Los Angeles North, currently working with Dakine and a former sales manager at Element.
Bobby Lockhart: Orange County/San Diego, Billabong rep for 13 years, also worked for Rusty and Counter Culture.
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