Huntington Beach-based website Surfline, which specializes in surf reporting and forecasting as well as tools and resources for the surfing community, announced Tuesday that it has received a $30 million investment from The Chernin Group.
Surfline also announced that former Amazon tech executive Kyle Laughlin has been appointed CEO; Laughlin replaces outgoing CEO Jeff Berg, who will remain aboard as executive chairman.
“Surfline has established itself as one of the largest and most respected surf brands in the world through a decades-long commitment to serving its global community,” Mike Kerns, Chernin Group co-founder and partner, said in a statement.