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As an inexperienced editor on Wikipedia, I'm hesitant to make too many changes. Also, I don't know how to do everything that I'd like to do. For example, this Wikipedia article at the moment contains a reference to a page that is not found on the Web site, Reuters, to which it links so I'd like to remove that reference but do not see how that could be done.
Also, there is a good source of information that could be added to this article in his Bloomberg BusinessWeek Executive Profile: http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=4481839&privcapId=22569959&previousCapId=1458518&previousTitle=Eddie%20Bauer,%20Inc Note that his legal name is McNeil S. Fiske Jr. but he goes by "Neil Fiske."
Another good source is the Billabong corporate Web site: http://www.billabongbiz.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=154279&p=irol-govboard
Neil has spent 24 years in the consumer and retail industry as an operator, consultant and investor. He was most recently an Industry Partner to Canadian private equity firm Onex, where he acted as a senior advisor focused on retail. Prior to this, Neil was CEO of Eddie Bauer. While at Eddie Bauer Neil conceived and launched the First Ascent line of expedition gear and focused on returning the company to its outdoor heritage. From 2003 to 2007, Neil served as the CEO of Bath and Body Works, a division of NYSE listed Limited Brands. From 1989 to 2003 Neil worked at the Boston Consulting Group, where he was a Partner in the Consumer and Retail Practice and worked for six years with Les Wexner on brand building at Limited Brands. Neil received a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in Political Economy from Williams College.
Les Wexner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Wexner
According to the Wikipedia article, "He currently resides in Columbus, Ohio." Although he very well may have a residence in Columbus, Ohio, the headquarters of the company of which he is the CEO is in Australia so he is most likely living there now. The address of the company: 1 Billabong Place, Burleigh Heads, Queensland 4220 Australia The sources of that address are the following: http://www.asx.com.au/asx/research/companyInfo.do?by=asxCode&asxCode=BBG#details http://www.billabongbiz.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=154279&p=irol-corpdirectory
The Wikipedia article on Billabong, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billabong_(clothing), should also be updated to include Neil Fiske as Chief Executive Officer. Currently, it incorrectly lists "CEO: Launa Inman." And that Billabong article could link to this Neil Fiske article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kevbar (talk • contribs) 05:45, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
An article published in the New York Times on December 8, 2007 contains a photo of Neil Fiske: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/08/business/08interview-web.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kevbar (talk • contribs) 05:53, 11 October 2013 (UTC)