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"\"&lt;p&gt;Billabong International Limited has appointed Derek O&amp;#8217;Neill as Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 January 2003. He will continue as General Manager of Billabong&amp;#8217;s European operations until that time.\\n&lt;p&gt;Paul Naude, the President of Billabong&amp;#8217;s American operations has been appointed a director of Billabong International Limited.\\n&lt;p&gt;Matthew Perrin will leave the Company on 1 January 2003 and Gary Pemberton will revert to non-executive Chairman at that date.\\n&lt;p&gt;Derek O&amp;#8217;Neill was appointed as General Manager of Billabong&amp;#8217;s European operations in 1992. He joined the Company in 1989 and prior to his current role, worked in a senior management position withBillabong&amp;#8217;s former European licensee. He has extensive Australian and international experience in the surfwear industry. Derek has been a director of Billabong International Limited since 5 March 2002.\\n&lt;p&gt;Paul Naude was appointed President of Billabong&amp;#8217;s American operations in 1998 and established Billabong USA as a wholly owned activity in North America. He has been involved in the surfing industry since 1973 with extensive experience in apparel brand management.\\n&lt;p&gt;[IMAGE 1]&lt;a href=http:\\/\\/www.smh.com.au\\/articles\\/2002\\/11\\/14\\/1037080851918.html&gt;Sydney Morning Herald coverage&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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