[1] In 2008, Quiksilver made a deal to sell Rossignol for $147 million to a former chief executive, Bruno Cercley.

[3] The company was founded in 1907 by Abel Rossignol, who manufactured wood products (such as spindles) for the textile industry.

Rossignol, a committed skier, used his carpentry skills to make a pair of skis out of solid wood.

Rossignol had a breakthrough during the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California, United States, when Jean Vuarnet of France won the downhill on Allais 60s, the company's first all-metal skis.

At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Rossignol triumphed, winning six out of 10 gold medals in alpine events.