Sector 9

Sector 9 is a skateboard manufacturer and subsidiary of Bravo Sports.[2] The company was started in La Jolla, California in 1993 by cofounders Steve Lake, Dave Klimkiewicz, Dennis Telfer, and Tal O'Farrell.[1][3] Sector 9 is currently headquartered in San Diego, California.[4]

Sector 9
Industrylongboard manufacturer
Founded1993[1]
FounderSteve Lake, Dave Klimkiewicz, and Dennis Telfer and Tal O'Farrell
Headquarters
San Diego, California
,
United States
ParentBravo Sports
Websitewww.sector9.com

Sector 9 manufactures skateboarding equipment and surf/skate lifestyle apparel. Their main focus is on hard goods, but they also offer a range of soft goods.[5]

Billabong International acquired Sector 9 in 2008. On June 28, 2016 it was announced that Bravo Corp had purchased the company from Billabong for 12 million dollars.[5]

Sector 9 sponsors numerous different athletes in skateboarding and surfing, including Joel Tudor[6]and Levi Hawken of Nek Minnit fame[7].

References
  1. O'Connell, Brian (1 May 2000). "What Have You Become?". Entrepreneur. p. 3. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. "Bravo Sports Corp. Acquires Skateboard Manufacturer Sector 9". Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  3. Debra Phillips, G. David Doran, Elaine W. Teague, and Laura Tiffany, FindArticles.com Business Library, "Young millionaires", November 1998, Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  4. Atlas International, "Culture - San Diego" Archived 2008-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  5. Surfline.com, "Billabong International Limited Acquires Sector 9" Press Release, 2008-07-02, Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  6. "Joel Tudor". Surf Team. Sector 9. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  7. "Nek Minnit "I never say it anymore." - Levi Hawken by MSN". Retrieved 2019-05-11.
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