Gabe DAVIES

Originally from Newcastle, UK, Gabe became a professional surfer at the age of seventeen, embarking on a career that took him from the cold North Sea around the world. He picked up numerous surfing titles and represented his country at World Championships and at the XXL Global Big Wave Awards. But that's not all. Gabe also has extensive experience working in television, film and printed media and with brands such as Quiksilver, among others. Inspired by the radical marine conservation group Surfers Against Sewage to focus on environmental action, his aim is to drive the surf industry towards a more positive future. In his current role as Ocean Marketing Manager EMEA at Patagonia, a company whose sole purpose is to 'Save Our Home Planet', he can now combine his love for surfing with his connection to the environment. It should come as no surprise that Gabe is leading this charge, pursuing better ways forward for surfers, ocean loving surf communities and the wider surf industry, to strive for and share a positive future.

Originally from Newcastle in the UK, Gabe turned pro surfer at the age of seventeen, embarking on a career that would take him around the world, far from the North Sea. He won numerous awards and titles, even representing his country at the World Championships and the XXL Global Big Wave Awards. Far from content to rest on his laurels, Gabe has also forged a solid professional background in audio-visual (film and television) and print media, working with various brands, including Quiksilver. Inspired by the radical marine conservation group Surfers against Sewage, Gabe now focuses on environmental action with the aim of pushing the surf industry towards a more positive future. In his current position as Ocean Marketing Manager EMEA at Patagonia, a company whose sole aim is to "Save our Planet", he can now combine his love of surfing with his passion for the environment. So it's no surprise that today Gabe is leading this transition, seeking the best solutions so that surfers, ocean enthusiasts and the surf industry as a whole can move forward to share a better future together.