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Matt Hill (born 1970 in Melbourne, Australia) is the CEO of Globe International and the producer and director of several feature films and documentaries, including ''Love the Beast'' (2009) and ''Down and Out with the Dolls'' (2001) as producer and ''Almost: Round Three'' (2004) and ''Opinion'' (2001) as director. ==Career== Matt Hill was born and raised in Australia. Matt began skateboarding, as a young teenager, with his older brothers, Peter and Stephen Hill who founded Hardcore Enterprises, which grew into the skateboard and surfwear company, Globe International. Matt assisted his brothers with their early business ventures, including the distribution of skateboard hardware and clothing and the promotion of skateboard tours and events in Australia. Through the 1980s the brothers continued to build the skateboard, footwear and clothing distribution business.〔(26-Aug-2010 'Globe CEO Matt Hill on company's turnaround', Mike Lewis, ''Transworld Business'', retrieved 6-Dec-2011 )〕〔(17-Sep-2004 'Globe's new CEO knows his skateboards', Jeff Turnbull, ''Sydney Morning Herald'', retrieved 7-Dec-2011 )〕 After high school, Matt Hill studied economics and psychology, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Melbourne. He then moved to the USA in 1995, attending the University of Southern California, graduating with a master's degree in Film Production〔17-Sep-2004 'Skateboard rider leaps corporate hurdle', Simon Evans, ''The Australian Financial Review''〕 and producing an Academy Award (Oscar) winning student film.〔(''Mr October'' at IMDB )〕 He subsequently produced and directed numerous documentaries and feature films mostly under the film production company he founded, again with his brothers, in 1998, Whyte House Entertainment. Whyte House Entertainment produced a variety of film, television and online productions working with noted talent such as Eric Bana, Ice-T, and Lemmy Kilmister.〔(Whyte House Entertainment, Company profile, retrieved 6-Dec-2011 )〕〔(17-Sep-2004,'Genius at Globe', ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', retrieved 7-Dec-2011 )〕 During the same period in the 1990s, the skateboard business expanded into a broader youth culture company and international proprietary brands were created such as Globe, Gallaz and Mooks, producing clothing and footwear. This led to international expansion with operations established in the EU and the USA. Matt Hill helped co-found the North American operation of Globe International, overseeing the development of new product lines and brands for the company.〔〔21-Jun-2001 'Australia's Globetrotters', Patty Huntington, ''Women's Wear Daily'', p.7〕 The three brothers successfully oversaw a public listing of the Globe International Company in 2001 on the Australian Stock Exchange〔25-May-2001 'Globe hits the boards with a cool 52% jump', Mark Todd, ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', p.23〕〔25-May-2011 'Trio skating on very rich ice', Eli Greenblat, ''The Age'', p.1, Business〕 leading to listings on the BRW Rich 200 list. In 2004, Matt Hill was appointed the worldwide CEO of Globe International Limited〔〔(2-Nov-2010 'Balanced approach pays off for Globe International', Blair Speedy, ''The Australian'', retrieved 7-Dec-2011 )〕〔(19-Sep-2004 'Skateboarder named Globe CEO', Alan Kohler, ''Inside Business'' interview transcript, retrieved 7-Dec-2011 )〕〔17-Sep-2004 'Hill on top of Globe', ''Herald Sun'', p.73〕 continuing in through that role to the current day,〔(1-Mar-2010, 'Globe CEO on making a profit in a downturn', Tiffany Montgomery, Shop-Eat-Surf.Com, retrieved 7-Dec-2011 )〕 Hill remains active in the film industry and is based in the Los Angeles Globe office.〔3-Mar-2005 'Profile: Skate expectations', Jacqui Walker, ''Business Review Weekly'', p.36-39.〕 Hill has most recently executive produced the award winning surf short film ''Electric Blue Heaven'' (2012) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Matt Hill (CEO)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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