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Oakley, Inc. is an American company headquartered in Foothill Ranch, California, which is an autonomous subsidiary of Luxottica.The company designs, develops and manufactures sports performance equipment and lifestyle pieces including sunglasses, safety glasses, eyeglasses, sports visors, ski/snowboard goggles, watches, apparel, backpacks, shoes, optical frames, and other accessories.
Luxottica acquired Oakley in November 2007 for US$2.1 billion. Oakley had tried to dispute their prices because of Luxottica's large marketshare, and Luxottica responded by dropping Oakley from their stores, causing their stock price to drop, followed by Luxottica's hostile take over of the company. [26]
Frank Butler was born in County Longford, Ireland, and moved with his family to the United States at the age of 13. [1] While Butler's birth date is listed on his and Oakley's U.S. passport application as February 25, 1852, the obituary for Butler posted by the Associated Press in 1926 has his age as 76, which meant he was born in 1850. [2]
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He founded Oakley, Inc., in 1975 and grew the company into an eyewear and apparel giant before selling it for $2.1 billion in 2007. Forbes puts his net worth at $1.3 billion.
Los Angeles, California, U.S. Alma mater. University of Southern California (dropped out) Occupation. Businessman. Known for. founder of Oakley, Inc. founder of Red Digital Cinema Camera Company. James Jannard (born June 8, 1949) [ 1] is an American designer, businessman and founder of Oakley, Inc., an eyewear and apparel company; and Red ...
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