Kathmandu Holdings Limited announced the appointment of Brooke Farris as Chief Executive Officer of Rip Curl. Brooke will report to Michael Daly in her new capacity as Rip Curl Chief Executive Officer. Brooke began working with Rip Curl in 2010; a long relationship that has encompassed a range of roles within the brand, from running Rip Curl surf events around the world, executing marketing strategy across retail, wholesale, social media, team, and events as the ANZ Marketing Manager, to leading strong sales growth online as the GM of Digital and forming a key part of Rip Curl's global executive team. Brooke's current role as GM of Women's has seen her renewing the focus and vision of the women's brand while simultaneously growing the women's business globally. Brooke will take up the position of Rip Curl CEO effective from 16 August 2021.