The problems of a founder’s continued involvement with a company when they should have long ago left have been thrown into stark reality by Gordon Merchant’s $155 million mistake at Billabong ...

Rena Merchant, co-founder of the $1.5-billion Billabong surfwear empire, lives in a large. in shed in Queensland's Sunshine Coast hinterland, at Boreen Point, 21 kilometres from Noosa Heads.

The Australian entrepreneur behind the Billabong surfwear label has emerged as a key player in Macquarie Bank's bid for the London Stock Exchange.

The founder of Billabong, Gordon Merchant, has been re-elected to the board of the surfwear company despite opposition from some shareholders. Skip to main content. ABC News Homepage.

Billabong founder Gordon Merchant has lost the bulk of his latest appeal against a $50m tax bill in a civil case that’s exposed roiling tensions at the top of the surfwear company in the years ...

Billabong founder Gordon Merchant and the board of the stricken surfwear giant have faced intense questioning from shareholders about why a bid to buy the company at $3.30 a share was rejected, ...

Billabong founder Gordon Merchant has lost the bulk of his latest appeal against a $50m tax bill in a civil case that’s exposed roiling tensions at the top of the surfwear company in the years ...

The founder of surfwear brand Billabong has lost his bid to overturn the Tax Office’s order that he and his companies cough up an extra $50 million in tax after advice he took from EY Australia ...

GORDON Merchant couldn’t bear to watch as the company he stitched together was sold off by its shareholders yesterday — and it’s no wonder — his personal stake in Billabong has dived more ...

Billabong founder Gordon Merchant loses bulk of latest appeal in $50m tax office stoush. Billabong founder Gordon Merchant has lost the bulk of his latest appeal against a $50m tax bill in a civil ...

GORDON Merchant couldn’t bear to watch as the company he stitched together was sold off by its shareholders yesterday — and it’s no wonder — his personal stake in Billabong has dived more ...

Billabong founder Gordon Merchant loses bulk of latest appeal in $50m tax office stoush. Billabong founder Gordon Merchant has lost the bulk of his latest appeal against a $50m tax bill in a civil ...