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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.14
                               [QUICKSILVER LOGO]

                                November 1, 1998

PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL

Mr. Bernard Mariette
Quiksilver Na Pali, S.A.
Z.I. de Jalday -- B.P. 119
64501 Saint Jean de Luz CEDEX
France

Re:  SERVICES AT QUIKSILVER

Dear Bernard:

        This letter ("Agreement") will confirm our understanding and agreement
regarding your continued services at Quiksilver, Inc. ("Quiksilver" or the
"Company"), and completely supersedes and replaces any existing or previous oral
or written understandings or agreements, express or implied, we have had and is
separate and in addition to your employment agreement with Na Pali, S.A. The
terms contained in this letter are effective on and after November 1, 1998.

        1.     Your primary job responsibilities are to expand and market the
               Quiksilver brand in ways that will enhance the value of the brand
               in the United States or in markets where Quiksilver's domestic
               division does business, and will involve, but is not limited to,
               marketing the brand in international tourist areas, overseeing
               the development of the Company website, the development of the
               Company's retail strategy, and development of the Company's
               overall corporate strategy. In your position, you will report to
               me or my designee.

        2.     Your salary will be variable and will be determined annually at
               the conclusion of the Company's fiscal year, and at the Company's
               discretion in light of the Company's performance, your
               performance, market conditions and other factors deemed relevant
               by the Company.

        3.     The amount and terms of stock options to be granted to you will
               be determined by the Board of Directors in its discretion and
               covered in separate agreements.



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Bernard Mariette
November 1, 1998
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        4.     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in
               your prior services relationship with the Company, express or
               implied, your service continues to be for an unspecified term,
               and either you or Quiksilver may terminate such service at will
               and with or without Cause at any time for any reason. This aspect
               of your service relationship can only be changed by an
               individualized written agreement signed by both you and the
               Chairman of the Board of the Company.

               The Company may also terminate your service immediately, without
               notice, and without further obligation for Cause, which shall be
               defined as (i) your death, (ii) your permanent disability which
               renders you unable to perform your duties and responsibilities
               for a period in excess of three consecutive months, (iii) willful
               misconduct in the performance of your duties, (iv) violation of
               law, (v) self-dealing, (vi) willful breach of duty, (vii)
               habitual neglect of duty, (viii) a material breach by you of your
               obligations under Paragraph 5 or 6 of this Agreement, or (ix)
               sustained unsatisfactory performance (determined by the Chairman
               of the Board of the Company).

        5.     Quiksilver owns certain trade secrets and other confidential
               and/or proprietary information which constitute valuable property
               rights, which it has developed through a substantial expenditure
               of time and money, which are and will continue to be utilized in
               the Company's business and which are not generally known in the
               trade. This proprietary information includes the list of names of
               the customers and suppliers of Quiksilver, and other
               particularized information concerning the products, finances,
               processes, material preferences, fabrics, designs, material
               sources, pricing information, production schedules, marketing
               strategies, merchandising strategies, order forms and other types
               of proprietary information relating to our products, customers
               and suppliers. You agree that you will not disclose and will keep
               strictly secret and confidential all trade secrets and
               proprietary information of Quiksilver, including, but not limited
               to, those items specifically mentioned above.

        6.     You will be required to observed the Company's personnel and
               business policies and procedures as they are in effect from time
               to time. In the event of any conflicts, the terms of this
               Agreement will control.



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Bernard Mariette
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        7.     This Agreement and any stock option agreements Quiksilver may
               enter into with you contain the entire integrated agreement
               between us regarding these issues, and no modification to this
               letter will be valid unless set forth in writing and signed by
               both you and the Chairman of the Board of the Company. To the
               fullest extent allowed by law, any dispute, controversy or claim
               arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the breach thereof,
               or any aspect of your employment or the cessation thereof must be
               settled exclusively by final and binding arbitration before a
               single arbitrator administered by JAMS/Endispute in Orange
               County, California, whose fees and costs shall be evenly divided
               by the parties. Judgment upon the award rendered by the
               arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction
               thereof. The Company reserves the right, however, to seek
               judicial provisional remedies and equitable relief regarding any
               breach or threatened breach of your obligation regarding trade
               secrets and proprietary information.

        8.     This Agreement will be assignable by the Company to any successor
               or to any other company owned or controlled by the Company,
               whether direct or indirect, by purchase of securities, merger,
               consolidation, purchase of all or substantially all of the assets
               of the Company or otherwise.

        Please sign, date and return the enclosed copy of this letter to me for
        our files to acknowledge your agreement with the above.


                                            Best personal regards,



                                            Robert B. McKnight, Jr.
                                            Chief Executive Officer

Enclosures
Acknowledged and agreed:



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BERNARD MARIETTE
Date Effective: November 1, 1998