Jean-Louis RODRIGUES

Jean-Louis Rodrigues has extensive experience in the sale of sporting goods and action sports. Of Portuguese origin, he moved to France at the age of 11. The son of a shopkeeper from Biarritz, he began his career at Go Sport as head of the purchasing department, before joining the Reebok brand as key account manager for France. After these two experiences in the Paris region, he returned to the South-West of France to take up the position of Sales and then Retail Manager at Quiksilver Europe. 

In 2001, Jean-Louis became General Manager of the O'Neill brand for Southern Europe, a position he held for 7 years. He then joined Billabong, where he held the position of Retail Director, then Sales Director, before taking over as General Manager of the GSM Europe Group in 2013 (Billabong, Element, RVCA, Von Zipper, Xcel).

In March 2017, the American investment fund Oaktree Capital Management LP, which already owned the Quiksilver, Roxy and DC boardsports brands through the Boardriders group, acquired the Billabong group. The merger created a global giant in the Action Sports and Lifestyle industry. Jean-Louis Rodrigues becomes Managing Director Wholesale Europe Middle East of Boardriders, a position he will hold until April 2020.

Elected Chairman of EUROSIMA in 2019, Jean-Louis is now fully committed to his role with the European Action Sports industry association.