Billabong Group - Australia

billabong international employs more than 4,000 people globally. founded by gordon merchant in 1973 by the world-class breaks at burleigh heads, billabong’s headquarters remain just down the road on the gold coast, australia where it all began. with major operations in irvine, california and hossegor, france the group’s product is now available across 100 countries. billabong has been built on premium quality, innovation and forever listening to surfers, whatever shore they’re standing on. our heritage of nurturing and encouraging the best talent means that every day billabong is in the water with world champions along with those simply paddling out to start their day with a surf. from teahupoo in tahiti to pipeline in oahu, hawaii, we also back some of surfing’s most exhilarating and iconic competitive events through to local competitions for groms who aspire to one day be there. over the last decade we’ve been joined by a suite of brands whose founders and participants are every bit