Doug Palladini

Vans, Inc. designs, manufactures and distributes footwear and apparel for casual wear and for use in activities such as skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing and bicycle motocross. The company was founded by Paul van Doren, Jim Van Doren, Gordon Lee and Serge Delia in 1966 and is headquartered in Cypress, CA.

Swell, Inc. offers online retail services for surf clothing, gears, and accessories for men and women. Its men’s clothing include tees, tanks, shirts, sweatshirts, sweaters, boardshorts, shorts, pants, and jackets; footwear, including sandals and shoes; and accessories, such as sunglasses, watches, hats, backpacks and luggage, tech accessories, socks, boxers, wallets, and belts. The firm's women’s clothing include swimwear, dresses, tanks, tops and tees, sweaters, sweatshirts and fleece, skirts, pants, shorts, jackets, denim, and intimates; footwear, such as sandals, heels and wedges, boots, shoes, and slippers; and accessories that include jewelry, hats, sunglasses, watches, bags, backpacks and travel, wallets, beanies and gloves, scarves, belts, gifts, and beach blankets. The company was founded by Jeffrey A. Berg and Nicholas A. Nathanson in June 1999 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.