President at The La Jolla Group
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- President & CFO at The La Jolla Group
- new guy at O'Neill Clothing
- new guy at Lost Clothing
- new guy at Metal Mulisha
- new guy at Rusty Clothing
- Past
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- Global Chief Financial Officer at DC Shoes
- Chief Financial Officer, Americas at Quiksilver
- Chief Financial Officer at Pour le Babe/Guess? Licensee
- Chief Financial & Operating Officer at Apparel Ventures
- Chief Financial Officer at Taren Holdings/Catalina Swimwear
- Chief Financial Officer at Patagonia
- Vice President, Finance at Gotcha Sportswear
- Manager at Moss Adams LLP
- Senior Accountant at Ernst & Whinney
- Education
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- California State University-Long Beach - College of Business Administration
- Humboldt State University
- Mater Dei
- Connections
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500+
connections
- Industry
- Apparel & Fashion
- Websites
Bill Bussiere’s Experience
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President & CFO
The La Jolla Group
(Apparel & Fashion industry)
January 2009 — Present (11 months)
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new guy
O'Neill Clothing
(Apparel & Fashion industry)
January 2009 — Present (11 months)
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new guy
Lost Clothing
(Apparel & Fashion industry)
January 2009 — Present (11 months)
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new guy
Metal Mulisha
(Apparel & Fashion industry)
January 2009 — Present (11 months)
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new guy
Rusty Clothing
(Apparel & Fashion industry)
January 2009 — Present (11 months)
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Global Chief Financial Officer
DC Shoes
(Apparel & Fashion industry)
May 2004 — January 2009 (4 years 9 months)
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Chief Financial Officer, Americas
Quiksilver
(Apparel & Fashion industry)
January 1998 — January 2009 (11 years 1 month)
CFO, Americas
$1.1 billion region of Quiksilver
Multi brand company: Quiksilver, Roxy, DC Shoes, Tony Hawk, Retail Division
Led successful acquisitions of DC Shoes, DC Shoes Canada and Retail Outlet licensees for Quiksilver and DC Shoes -
Chief Financial Officer
Pour le Babe/Guess? Licensee
(Apparel & Fashion industry)
1996 — 1998 (2 years )
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Chief Financial & Operating Officer
Apparel Ventures
(Apparel & Fashion industry)
1992 — 1995 (3 years )
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Chief Financial Officer
Taren Holdings/Catalina Swimwear
(Apparel & Fashion industry)
1991 — 1992 (1 year )
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Chief Financial Officer
Patagonia
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Apparel & Fashion industry)
1988 — 1991 (3 years )
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Vice President, Finance
Gotcha Sportswear
(Apparel & Fashion industry)
1986 — 1988 (2 years )
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Manager
Moss Adams LLP
(Partnership; 1001-5000 employees; Accounting industry)
1983 — 1986 (3 years )
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Senior Accountant
Ernst & Whinney
(Partnership; 10,001 or more employees; Accounting industry)
1979 — 1983 (4 years )
Bill Bussiere’s Education
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California State University-Long Beach - College of Business Administration
BS , Accounting , 1977 — 1979
- Activities and Societies:
- Beta Alpha Psi
EOC Business Tutor
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Humboldt State University
Business 1975 — 1977
- Activities and Societies:
- Rugby Team
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Mater Dei
1971 — 1975
Additional Information
Bill Bussiere’s Websites:
Bill Bussiere’s Interests:
Cycling, snowboarding, fishing, camping, hiking, Audi's
Bill Bussiere’s Groups:
AICPA
Cal Society of CPA's
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OCEAN - Orange County Executives And Networkers -
Audi Owners and Enthusiasts -
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Network -
Apparel Executives Forum -
Big 4 Alum & EE's CPA, MBA Pricewaterhouse PWC, Deloitte Touche,Ernst EY, KPMG Goal 5,000 Users eom -
Management Society -
Action Sports Connect -
So Cal Action Sports Network -
Quiksilver Alumni & Employee Network
Bill Bussiere’s Honors:
Certified Public Accountant, California
Bill Bussiere’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
