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Quiksilver’s Heir Continues in the Family Business

As the daughter of the co-founder of Huntington Beach-based Quiksilver Inc., Roxy McKnight is anything but ordinary. Growing up, McKnight’s life was filled with culture and color. “The house was always filled with arts and crafts,” she says. “The pictures that we would make would be stuck all over the walls like a giant art museum. I think that's where all of us get our creative minds.”

McKnight recently graduated from the University of Southern California and now works at Quiksilver as a public relations assistant for her namesake brand, Roxy, which creates surf-inspired clothes for girls and young women. “I was actually named after Roxy Green, Alan Green’s daughter. He founded the company in Australia,” McKnight explains. “Since I was named after her, the brand is kind of named after both of us. The name represents a fun, free-spirited girl, and I like it.”

Excited to start her career with the company she grew up with, McKnight plans to make a name all for herself and expects no special treatment. In fact, she always knew she would work for Quiksilver regardless of her father's position with the company. “With my passion for art and growing up surfing, this is still a company I would be interested in working for,” she says. “This place has personality, and it’s a family. People skateboard in the building, and the atmosphere is so active - that’s really what Quiksilver represents, an active and energetic lifestyle.”
There’s plenty this recent grad has yet to accomplish, and she hopes to grow within the company. “I wouldn’t mind eventually designing since it’s my passion, and I have been doing it all my life. I would love to go to an art and fashion school someday,” McKnight says.

It is no secret that Quiksilver has taken a hit economically the past couple years. Starting a new position in such a high profile company during this time can be difficult, though McKnight has no doubt that the company her father built will see these hard times through. “Surf is something that will never go away - it will always be there,” she says. “It’s a culture, and with the economy in a crumble or not, it will be there, and so will Quiksilver.” 

www.roxy.com

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