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Who Is Nicholas Woodman's Deepest?

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Nicholas Woodman is founder and CEO of GoPro, a company founded in 2002. GoPro cameras are dedicated to eliminating the stresses of capturing photos of life’s greatest moments. GoPro has highly versatile cameras that are gear-mountable and are used by millions of consumers, athletes and video production professionals. In 2001, when Woodman’s first business failed, he went on an international surfing trip, which gave him the idea to start an action camera company. In the years that GoPro has been around they have innovated on both the camera and the mounting devices that are for everything from helmets to surfboards and even dog collars.

Anthony Bates has served as President and as a member of the board of directors since June 2014. From June 2013 until March 2014, Bates was the Executive Vice President and was a member of the board of directors of Microsoft Corporation, a software company. Bates was the Chief Executive Officer of Skype Inc., a provider of software applications and related Internet communications products. Bates currently serves on the board of directors of Ebay Inc., a global ecommerce website, and Sirius X.M. Holdings Inc., a satellite radio system operator and broadcaster. …show more content…

Gilhuly is the Founder and has served as Managing Partner at Sageview Capital, a private investment firm since May 2006. Prior to forming Sageview Capital, Gilhuly worked for 19 years at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., a private equity firm. Gilhuly currently serves on the board of directors of Envivio, Inc. and four private companies as well as the boards of trustees of Duke University and the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation. He is also the Chairman of the Board of the Duke Management Company. Mr. Gilhuly holds a B.A. in Economics and History from Duke University and an M.B.A. from Stanford

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