People: Skullcandy Inc (SKUL.OQ)

SKUL.OQ on NASDAQ Stock Exchange Global Select Market

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1 Aug 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Jeff Kearl

40 2009 Independent Chairman of the Board

Hoby Darling

37 2013 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Kyle Wescoat

61 2012 Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President

Aaron Behle

42 2010 Vice President - International Sales

Richard Sargente

45 Vice President - North America Sales

Nate Morley

39 2011 Vice President - Global Marketing and Creative

Seo Salimi

32 2012 General Counsel, Secretary

Sam Paschel

38 2013 Chief Commercial Officer

Rick Alden

48 2013 Director

Douglas Collier

52 2011 Independent Director

Scott Olivet

50 2011 Independent Director

Greg Warnock

53 2006 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Jeff Kearl

Mr. Jeff Kearl is Independent Chairman of the Board of Skullcandy Inc. He has served as a member of Board since March 2005 and currently serves as a member of compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee. Mr. Kearl is the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Stance, an action sports-inspired hosiery company. From February 2008 to February 2009, Mr. Kearl was employed by Skullcandy as executive chairman of the Board. From April 2007 to April 2008, Mr. Kearl was director of strategy and new ventures for Hewlett Packard. From June 2004, Mr. Kearl was executive vice president and a member of the board of Logoworks until it was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in April 2007. Mr. Kearl was previously an associate at vSpring Capital, an early stage venture capital fund. Mr. Kearl currently serves on the board of directors at Needle, Stance and Connect SDSI. Mr. Kearl holds a B.A. from Brigham Young University.

Hoby Darling

Mr. Hoby Darling has been President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Skullcandy, Inc., since March 2013. Mr. Darling served as General Manager, Nike+ Digital Sport from July 2012 to March 2013. Prior to that, Mr. Darling served as the Head of Strategy and Planning for Nike Affiliates from October 2011 to July 2012. From June 2005 to July 2011, Mr. Darling served as the Senior Vice President, Strategic Development and General Counsel, as well as other leadership positions, at Volcom, Inc., a youth lifestyle apparel company. Mr. Darling holds a B.A. from Western Washington University, a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley and Columbia University.

Kyle Wescoat

Mr. Kyle B. Wescoat is no longer Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Skullcandy, Inc., effective October 4, 2013. Mr. Wescoat is a veteran Chief Financial Officer with over 25 years of financial, accounting, IT, supply chain management, strategic planning, legal and risk management experience with a variety of public and private companies in the branded consumer electronics, consumer goods and lifestyle accessory categories. Most recently, Mr. Wescoat served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of VIZIO, Inc., a multi-billion dollar seller and distributor of high quality branded consumer electronic products, including HDTVs, home audio equipment, tablets, streaming players, personal computers and accessories. Prior to joining VIZIO in 2008, Mr. Wescoat was the Chief Administrative Officer and CFO for a number of public and private branded consumer companies, including VANS, Cherokee, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Aspen Education Group. Mr. Wescoat received his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Michigan and his Bachelor of Science degree from Drexel University.

Aaron Behle

Mr. Aaron Behle is no longer Vice President - International Sales of Skullcandy Inc., effective August 9, 2013. From January 2006 to September 2010, Aaron served as global general manager and chief operating officer of Dragon Alliance, a premium eyewear company that separated from Oakley in June 2008. Since January 2006, Aaron has served on the board of directors of Dragon Alliance. From 2001 to 2005, Aaron was vice president of international for Reef, an action sports and surf-inspired footwear brand. He was also an international brand manager for Oakley from 1996 to 1999. Aaron is a licensed CPA in California and holds a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Richard Sargente

Mr. Richard Sargente is no longer Vice President - North America Sales of Skullcandy Inc., effective August 18, 2013. From March 2009 to December 2009, Mr. Sargente served as vice president of sales for the consumer electronics division of Panasonic, a company focused on the production and sales of electronic and electric products. From 2004 to March 2009, Mr. Sargente served as vice president of sales, North America accessories and peripherals division for Philips Electronics, an electronics company focused on cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as lifestyle products. Mr. Sargente holds a B.S. and an M.B.A. from St. Thomas Aquinas College.

Nate Morley

Mr. Nate Morley is no longer Vice President - Global Marketing and Creative of Skullcandy Inc., effective September 3, 2013. From January 2008 to June 2011, Nate was the Senior Vice President, Global Marketing and Creative, of DC Shoes, a subsidiary of Quicksilver, specializing in men’s, women’s and kids’ skateboarding and lifestyle shoes, apparel, snowboards, snowboard boots, outerwear, and accessories. From April 2005 to January 2008, Nate served as Vice President and Group Creative Director for Deutsch Advertising, an advertising and digital agency. Nate holds a B.A. from Brigham Young University.

Seo Salimi

Mr. Seo Salimi is General Counsel, Secretary of Skullcandy Inc., since September 2012. Prior to that, he served as Associate General Counsel since June 2011. Prior to joining Skullcandy, Mr. Salimi practiced corporate and securities law at the international law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP from May 2005 to June 2011. Mr. Salimi holds a J.D. from the University of Southern California and a B.A. from the University of California, Irvine.

Sam Paschel

Mr. Sam Paschel, Jr., has been appointed as Chief Commercial Officer of Skullcandy, Inc., effective as of June 13, 2013. Mr. Paschel joined the Company in September 2012 as its Executive Vice President, Product Development and Merchandising. From July 2010 through July 2012, Mr. Paschel served as Senior Vice President, Marketing of Burton Snowboards. From September 2008 through July 2011, Mr. Paschel served as the General Manager of The Program, a lifestyle company which includes Forum, Special Blend and Foursquare and is a subsidiary of Burton Snowboards. Prior to that, Mr. Paschel served as the Strategic Business Director of several product categories at Burton Snowboards, including bindings, helmets and hardgoods accessories since January 2002. Mr. Paschel holds a B.S. from Swarthmore College.

Rick Alden

Mr. Rick Alden is Director of Skullcandy Inc. He served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He founded Skullcandy in January 2003 and since then has served as a member of Board. From founding in 2003 until March 2011, Mr. Alden served as CEO and has also served as Interim-Chief Executive Officer from February to March 2013. Prior to founding Skullcandy, 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 snowboard events and marketing company, which was acquired by the American Ski Association in 1991. Mr. Alden also remains active in various entrepreneurial endeavors, including serving on the board of directors of both Stance, an action sports-inspired hosiery company, and Celtek, an action sports apparel company and in other various philanthropic efforts, including Boarding for Breast Cancer, a non-profit foundation focused on education, awareness and fundraising, and Vibes for Vets, an internal effort to refurbish customer returned Skullcandy products for distribution to U.S. troops overseas. Mr. Alden holds a B.S. from the University of Colorado.

Douglas Collier

Mr. Douglas P. Collier is an Independent Director of Skullcandy Inc., since July 2011. He currently serves as chairman of audit committee and as a member of nominating and corporate governance committee. Mr. Collier served as the executive vice president, chief financial officer and secretary of Volcom, a youth lifestyle apparel company, from May 2008 to June 2011 and as its chief financial officer and secretary from 1994 to May 2008. Mr. Collier also served as the treasurer of Volcom from April 2005 to May 2008. From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Collier served as the controller at Mary Tyler Moore Studios. Mr. Collier was a senior analyst tax specialist at KPMG from 1987 to 1990. Mr. Collier is a certified public accountant (inactive status). Mr. Collier holds a B.S. and an M.S. from San Diego State University.

Scott Olivet

Mr. Scott Olivet is an Independent Director of Skullcandy Inc., since June 2011. He currently serves as chairman of compensation committee and a member of audit committee. Mr. Olivet is the executive chairman of RED Digital Cinema, a manufacturer of digital cinematography cameras and accessories, chief executive officer of Renegade Brands, a company that invests in apparel and other consumer products companies, since July 2009 and the non-executive chairman of Collective Brands, a lifestyle, fashion and performance footwear company, since June 2011. From 2005 to July 2009, Mr. Olivet served as chief executive officer and director of Oakley, a optics and sports performance product company, and from July 2009 to February 2011, served as its chairman of the board. Prior to joining Oakley, Mr. Olivet 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 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. Mr. Olivet holds a B.A. from Pomona College and an M.B.A. from the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University.

Greg Warnock

Dr. Greg Warnock is an Independent Director of Skullcandy Inc., since August 2006. He currently serves as chairman of nominating and corporate governance committee and as a member of compensation committee and audit committee. Mr. Warnock is a co-founder and managing director of Mercato Partners, a private equity firm. Prior to the founding of Mercato Partners, Mr. Warnock co-founded vSpring Capital, an early stage venture capital fund. Mr. Warnock is also the founder of Junto Partners, an entrepreneurship education initiative that trains and mentors aspiring entrepreneurs. Mr. Warnock holds a B.S., an M.B.A. and a Ph.D. from the University of Utah.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Jeff Kearl

--

Hoby Darling

--

Kyle Wescoat

267,437

Aaron Behle

552,624

Richard Sargente

385,185

Nate Morley

422,144

Seo Salimi

--

Sam Paschel

--

Rick Alden

88,083

Douglas Collier

--

Scott Olivet

--

Greg Warnock

--
As Of 30 Dec 2012

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