Mr. Alden is currently a member of the Board, a position he has held since the Company's inception in 2003. Mr. Alden founded the Company in January 2003 and served as its CEO until March 2011. Prior to founding the Company, Mr. Alden co-founded Device Manufacturing, a snowboard boot and binding company, in 1995 and later served as its chief operating officer until it was purchased by Atomic Ski Company in 1999. In 1986, Mr. Alden co-founded National Snowboard, a snowboarding events and marketing company, which was acquired by the American Ski Association in 1991. Mr. Alden holds a B.S. from the University of Colorado.
Doug Collier
Doug Collier has served as a member of our board of directors since July 2011 and currently serves as chairman of our audit committee and as a member of our nominating and corporate governance committee. Doug served as the executive vice president, chief financial officer and secretary of Volcom, an action sportswear company, from May 2008 to June 2011 and as its chief financial officer and secretary from 1994 to May 2008. Doug also served as the treasurer of Volcom from April 2005 to May 2008. From 1991 to 1994, Doug served as the controller at Mary Tyler Moore Studios. Doug was a senior analyst tax specialist at KPMG from 1987 to 1990. Doug is a certified public accountant (inactive status). Doug holds a B.S. and an M.S. from San Diego State University. Our board of directors has concluded that Doug should serve on the board of directors and as chairman of our audit committee based upon his significant executive experience at another action sports company and financial experience at other companies.
Jeff Kearl has served as a member of our board of directors since March 2005 and currently serves as our chairman and as a member of our compensation committee and our nominating and corporate governance committee. Jeff is the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Stance, an action sports-inspired men's hosiery company. From April 2007 to April 2008, Jeff was director of strategy and new ventures for Hewlett Packard. From June 2004, Jeff was executive vice president and a member of the board of Logoworks until it was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in April 2007. Jeff was previously an associate at vSpring Capital, an early stage venture capital fund. Jeff currently serves on the board of directors at Needle, Stance and Connect SDSI. Jeff holds a B.A. from Brigham Young University. Our board of directors has concluded that Jeff should serve on the board of directors and as a member of our compensation committee and our nominating and corporate governance committee based upon his experience as an executive and board member of other companies and, in particular, his relevant action sports-inspired industry experience.
In addition, Jeff has invested in several start-ups since 2004 including 99 Designs, Celtek, Coupa, Dynamic Signal, Familylink, Matuse, MovieClips.com, Needle, Omniture (IPO then acquired by Adobe), Outright and Skullcandy.
Jeff is the Chairman of the Board of Skullcandy and a board member at Needle and Connect SDSI. He is on the investment advisory committees at Innoventures Capital Partners and Mercato Partners. He holds a BA from Brigham Young University and lives in San Clemente, CA.
Scott Olivet has served as a member of our board of directors since June 2011 and currently serves as chairman of our compensation committee and a member of our audit committee. Scott is the executive chairman of RED Digital Cinema, chief executive officer of Renegade Brands since July 2009 and the non-executive chairman of Collective Brands since June 2011. From 2005 to July 2009, Scott served as chief executive officer and director of Oakley, and from July 2009 to February 2011 served as its chairman of the board. Prior to joining Oakley, Scott served as Vice President, NIKE Subsidiaries and New Business Development; Senior Vice President of Real Estate, Store Design, and Construction with Gap; and as a partner with Bain & Company. He has served as a director of Collective Brands, Inc. since 2006, a director of RED Digital Cinema since 2006, a trustee of Pomona College since 2009 and vice-chair of its audit committee since 2011, and a director of the Pacific Council on International Policy since July 2010. Scott holds a B.A. from Pomona College and an M.B.A. from the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Our board of directors has concluded that Scott should serve on the board of directors as chairman of our compensation committee and as a member of our audit committee based upon his experience as an executive and board member of other companies.
Greg Warnock has served as a member of our board of directors since August 2006 and currently serves as chairman of our nominating and corporate governance committee and as a member of our compensation committee and our audit committee. Greg is a co-founder and managing director of Mercato Partners, a private equity firm. Prior to the founding of Mercato Partners, Greg co-founded vSpring Capital, an early stage venture capital fund. Greg is also the founder of Junto Partners, an entrepreneurship education initiative that trains and mentors aspiring entrepreneurs. Greg holds a B.S., an M.B.A. and a Ph.D. from the University of Utah. Our board of directors has concluded that Greg should serve on the board of directors as chairman of our nominating and corporate governance and as a member of our compensation committee and our audit committee based upon his experience as an executive and an investor in other companies.