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West Marine Inc.
500 Westridge Drive
Watsonville, CA 95076-4100
United States - Map
Phone: 831-728-2700
Fax: 831-728-2736
Web Site: http://www.westmarine.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Services
Industry:Specialty Retail, Other
Full Time Employees:1,945

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
West Marine, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a boating supplies retailer in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Stores, Port Supply, and Direct Sales. The Stores segment operates stores that offer hardware and supplies needed for day-to-day boat maintenance and repairs. As of December 31, 2008, this segment had 344 stores in 38 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada. The Port Supply segment distributes marine supplies to domestic and international wholesale customers, including businesses involved in boat sales, boat building, boat commissioning and repair, yacht chartering, marina operations, and boating-related activities. It also serves government and industrial customers who use the company’s products for non-boating purposes. The Direct Sales segment operates as an e-commerce Website and virtual call center, which provides customers with access to a range of products, product advisor tips and technical information, and product videos and customer-submitted product reviews. The company was founded in 1976 and is based in Watsonville, California.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    West Marine Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Dec-09 is better than 96.7% of Russell 3000 companies and 87.1% of Retailing companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Geoffrey A. Eisenberg , 56
    Chief Exec. Officer, Pres
    $ 518.00KN/A
    Mr. Thomas R. Moran , 48
    Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, Sr. VP of Fin. and Assistant Sec.
    $ 332.00KN/A
    Mr. Bruce Edwards , 46
    Exec. VP of Stores & Port Supply
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Ronald Japinga , 46
    Exec. VP of Marketing and Merchandising
    $ 363.00KN/A
    Mr. Randolph K. Repass , 65
    Founder and Chairman
    $ 17.00KN/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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