in late June ... Company started out selling swim shorts but has expanded
into snowboard and skateboard apparel and accessories ... Used to produce
surf films ... Still rides the waves whenever he can ... Recently took a
surf safari to Sumatra ... Married to Annette, three children ... Last
year's ranking: Unranked
8) JOHN GIVEN, 49, Santa Monica ... The face of the CIM Group, a
development company that plans to build a multimillion-dollar hotel,
restaurant and retail complex in Downtown ... Says the oceanfront project
will make the community proud by encouraging tourists and even residents
to spend more time and money in the city ... Enjoys golf and skiing ...
Coaches his daughter's soccer and basketball teams ... Grooves to Cuban
jazz ... Oscar prediction: "The Insider" ... Owns a dog, a bird, a fish
and two cats that fell through the roof ... Last year's ranking: Unranked
9) DOUGLAS GRAY, 42, Tustin ... President of Irvine-based Ezralow
Retail Properties,, which bought the long stagnant Huntington Beach Mall
in November ... Promises to breathe life into center ... Envisions an
open-air mall with an Italian village design featuring an 18-screen
theater, and high-end retail stores and restaurants ... Hopes to reduce
the abandoned Broadway building to rubble by the summer ... Enjoys
reading John Steinbeck novels, but Grapes of Wrath is his least favorite
... Plays tennis and basketball with a mean outside shot, although he has
trouble running with younger bucks ... "My legs left me 10 years ago" ...
Last year's ranking: Unranked
10) RON HAGAN, 54, Newport Beach ... Huntington Beach's community
services director ... Looks forward to beginning construction this summer
on Central Park's sports complex, which will help draw adults away from
the school fields meant for children ... Still on the hunt for a new
senior center site and a gun range ... Proudest achievement is the
popular Pier Plaza ... Although super busy, always makes time for golf
