Private company

Element Skateboards

Logo: Element, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American skateboard company

Element Skateboards is an American skateboard company, founded in 1992 by Johnny Schillereff, that manufactures skateboard decks, trucks, wheels, griptape, wax, apparel, and footwear. In 2014, Element created and moved to The Branch, a creative space in Costa Mesa, California. In 2018 Element was acquired by Boardriders, Inc. and has headquarters in Huntington Beach, U.S., and Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France.2 It is part of Billabong.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1992Founded1

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Photo: Pablo Vaz, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Element Skateboards is an American skateboard company, founded in 1992 by Johnny Schillereff, that manufactures skateboard decks, trucks, wheels, griptape, wax, apparel, and footwear. In 2014, Element created and moved to The Branch, a creative space in Costa Mesa, California. In 2018 Element was acquired by Boardriders, Inc. and has headquarters in Huntington Beach, U.S., and Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France.2

Corporate structure

Element Skateboards is part of a group headed by Authentic Brands Group. 28 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Authentic Brands Group New York, New York, United States
    • Quiksilver Huntington Beach, California, United States
      • Billabong Gold Coast, Australia
        • Element Skateboards Atlanta
        • Sector 9 Subsidiary · San Diego
      • QS WHOLESALE, LLC Subsidiary · Huntington Beach, California, United States
    • Aéropostale Subsidiary · New York City
    • Champion USA Subsidiary · Winston-Salem
    • DC Shoes Subsidiary · Huntington Beach
    • Forever 21 Subsidiary · Dover, Delaware, United States
    • Herve Leger Subsidiary
    • Hickey Freeman Subsidiary
    • Juicy Couture Subsidiary · Los Angeles
    • Reebok Subsidiary · Boston
      • Jofa Subsidiary · Malung
      • Koho Subsidiary · Forssa
    • Roxy Subsidiary · Huntington Beach, United States
    • RVCA Subsidiary · Costa Mesa
    • Spyder Subsidiary · Boulder
    • Tapout Subsidiary · Seal Beach
    • The Frye Company Subsidiary · New York
    • Vision Street Wear Subsidiary
    • Volcom Subsidiary · Costa Mesa, California, United States
      • VOLCOM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Subsidiary · Sydney, Australia
      • VOLCOM JAPAN GK Subsidiary · Shibuya Ku, Japan
    • ABG GLOBAL LICENSING INC. Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
    • ABG INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS 2 LLC Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
    • Ted Baker Subsidiary

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

  • skateboard

Listed on Wikidata.1

The flagship store is based in Paris, other stores are located in Hossegor, Lyon, Toulouse and Pau (France).

From Wikipedia’s article on Element Skateboards, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1992Founded Founded in Irvine1

Sources

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