Doug Warbrick (born 30 December 1942) is an Australian businessman, founder of the Rip Curl brand and notable figure in the sport of surfing.
[2] He is a founding member of the ASP World Tour, surf aficionado and athlete mentor.
[10][11] Warbrick and Singer had discovered what Jack O'Neill had learned a few years earlier: cold-water surfers need wetsuits.
[12] In 1980, Rip Curl moved to its current headquarters on the Surf Coast Highway in Torquay, Victoria.
Warbrick has mentored notable athletes such as Tom Curren, Michael Peterson and Mick Fanning.