Bernard began his career as a Financial controller at
Marks & Spencer Europe then moved to
l'Oréal and Timberland France & Spain as a General manager. However he spent most of his time with Quiksilver as a President, since 2009, he is the new Coalision's President & CEO.
Quiksilver (1994-2008) Quiksilver is the world's largest manufacturer of surfwear and other boardsport-related equipment. Bernard has been credited for the strong company’s growth & success as well as the triumph of the brand Roxy. He joined Quiksilver Inc. - first as Vice-President Europe (1994-1999) then as President Europe (1999-2005). During this time sales went from 40M$ to 600M$. He became the global President of Quiksilver Inc. (based in south California) from 2001 to 2008, sales grew from 620M$ to 2.3B$. In 1994, Quiksilver had less than a handful stand-alone store, by 2007 the network counted over 600 stores. Under Mariette’s leadership, Quiksilver also acquired
DC shoes, Cleveland Golf and Skis Rossignol. Bernard Mariette would resign from Quiksilver after 15 years of service in 2008 after internal disagreement regarding the previous Rossignol acquisition.
Coalision (2009-Present) Based in Montréal, Coalision is an outdoor apparel company. In 2009 Bernard was made President & CEO and became along with his fund Pelican a shareholder of Coalision in order to pursue the international and retail development. Among Pelican the board of directors of Coalision count Kilmer Capital, as well as the founders remain as minority stockholders. ==Investment==