Ride Snowboards Names Reps for California
Press Release
- December 02 2008
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Ride Snowboards tapped Bill Markham, formerly Ride’s Rocky Mountain rep, to handle sales in SoCal starting December 17 and Jim Linnberg to canvas the northern reaches of the state.
Markham, based in Oceanside, Calif., has practiced the craft for more than 18 years, most recently as the director of sales for DC Snow. After ten years away from the Ride brand, it’s safe to say both Ride and Markham are stoked to be working together again. “Ride commands respect in the industry,” Markham says. “The brand is renowned for its authenticity, quality and consistent innovation. It’s good to be back with the team.”
Linnberg, out of San Francisco, has been running with Ride for a month already. He has worked in the action sports industry for seven years and currently represents other key action related brands. “Ride has a cult following,” he says. “Their athletes are icons and their technologies like Slimewalls, aluminum bindings, and ContraBand drive the industry.”
U.S. Sales Manager for Ride, Greg Keeling, is more than happy to have Jim and Bill on the team. “Both have the experience and the drive to deliver the world class service that Ride dealers in California have come to expect,” Keeling says. “These guys have high expectations for the Ride brand and I am confident that our retailers will be well served.”
California based dealers looking to stock up on the latest Ride snowboards, boots, bindings and apparel can contact Markham at bill.genome@gmail.com; and may reach Linnberg at jlinnberg@hotmail.com.
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December 2nd, 2008 at 11:50 am
Having known Harley for many years as a friend and a rep I have to say that this is a sad day for us as a retailer. Harley and his team always came through for us and will be missed. I am not quite sure what k2 is thinking and yes I meant k2 because they also let another veteran rep go at the same time, he too also always came through for us. Good reps are hard to come by and they canned two of the best Ive ever worked with in the same week.
I just want to say good luck and best wishes to the both of them in their future endeavors.
February 10th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
Harley @ Ride=Good Riddance (except for the people that worked with him, they rocked) He was a huge douche bag!
Mike @ K2=Sucks he’s gone, a really nice guy that will bounce back on his feet no prob.
February 10th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
now k2 needs to sh#t can their nor cal rep. He cannot sell snowboards