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| Type | Private company subsidiary of Jarden Corp. |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Headquarters | Carlsbad, California; |
| Key people | Richard J. Heckmann: Chairman and CEO; Dan Quayle: Director |
| Industry | Sporting Goods |
| Products | Athletic shoes, apparel, sports equipment accessories; others |
| Revenue |  $718.5 million USD (2003) |
| Employees | 4,700 |
| Website | www.k2inc.net |
K2 Inc. (NYSE: KTO) was founded in 1961 by brothers Bill and Don Kirschner in Vashon Island, near Seattle, Washington. K2 is known for pioneering fiberglass ski technology, which made skis significantly lighter and more lively than their wood and metal contemporaries. On June 22, 2006, K2 announced it was moving its business office from Vashon Island to Seattle's Industrial District. (Manufacturing moved to China in 2001.)[1] On April 25th, 2007 Jarden Corporation announced a definitive agreement to acquire K2, Inc. for a cash and stock value per share of $15.50
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Product lines
K2 has since expanded and acquired many companies and lines, including:
K2 Lines
- K2 Skis
- K2 Skates
- K2 Bikes
- K2 Licensed Products
- K2 Snowboards
Marine and Outdoor
- Shakespeare — fishing equipment and accessories
- Stearns — PFD's and accessories
- Pflueger — Fishing Equipment
Team Sports
- Rawlings — Baseball and Football equipment and accessories
- Worth — Baseball equipment and accessories
- DeBeer Lacrosse — Lacrosse equipment and accessories
Action Sports
- Völkl — Skis, Snowboards, and accessories
- Marker — Ski bindings and accessories
- Ride — Snowboards
- Morrow — Snowboards
- 5150 — Snowboards
- Liquid — Snowboards
- Viewloader — Paintball marker
- Brass Eagle — Paintball marker
- Worr Game Products — Paintball marker
- JTUSA — Paintball marker
- Dana Designs — Backpacks
- Line — Skis
- Madshus — Skis
Footwear
- Earth shoes — Footwear
- Hawk Shoes — Footwear
- Tubbs — Snowshoes
- Adio — Footwear
- Atlas — Snowshoes
- Full Tilt — Ski boots
Apparel
- ExOfficio — Clothing
- Hilton Casuals — apparel
- Holden — Sportswear
- Marmot — Sportswear
References
- ^ Virgin, Bill (June 23, 2006), "K2 Sports will move offices to S. Seattle", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, <http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/275072_ktwo23.html>. Retrieved on 25 October 2007
