People: Lululemon Athletica Inc (LULU.O)

LULU.O on Nasdaq

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24 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Dennis Wilson

 56 2012 Chairman of the Board

Christine Day

 50 2009 Chief Executive Officer, Director

John Currie

 2011 Chief Financial Officer

Delaney Schweitze

 40 2010 Executive Vice President, Retail Operations North America

Margaret Wheeler

 51 2012 Senior Vice President - People Potential

Robert Bensoussan

 2013 Director

Michael Casey

 66 2007 Independent Director

RoAnn Costin

 59 2007 Independent Director

William Glenn

 55 2012 Independent Director

Martha Morfitt

 54 2008 Independent Director

Rhoda Pitcher

 57 2005 Independent Director

Thomas Stemberg

 63 2005 Independent Director

Emily White

 33 2011 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description

Dennis Wilson

 Mr. Dennis J. Wilson is Chairman of the Board of Lululemon Athletica Inc., since 1998. He founded the company in 1998. He served as Chief Innovation and Branding Officer from March 2010 to January 2012, and from December 2005 until March 2010, he served as Chief Product Designer. Mr. Wilson was Chief Executive Officer from 1998 until December 2005. In 1980, Mr. Wilson founded Westbeach Snowboard Ltd., a surf, skate and snowboard vertical retailer, and served as its CEO from 1980 until 1995, and as its Head of Design and Production from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Wilson received his BA in Economics from the University of Calgary.

Christine Day

 Ms. Christine McCormick Day is Chief Executive Officer, Director of Lululemon Athletica Inc. She has been a member of the board of directors since July 2008. She served as the company’s Executive Vice President, Retail Operations, from January 2008 through April 2008, was appointed to the offices of President and Chief Operating Officer in April 2008, and was named Chief Executive Officer in July 2008. Ms. Day previously worked at Starbucks Corporation where she served as President, Asia Pacific Group, from July 2004 through February 2007. From July 2003 to October 2003, she was Co-President for Starbucks Coffee International. From 1987 to 2003, she served in various capacities at Starbucks, including Senior Vice President, North American Finance & Administration; and Vice President of Sales and Operations for Business Alliances. Until December 2009, Ms. Day served as a member of the board of directors of Select Comfort Corporation, a provider of adjustable-firmness beds and other sleep-related accessory products. She also served on the board of directors of Nu Skin, a provider of personal care and anti-aging products, from May 2007 to May 2008. Ms. Day received her BA in Administrative Management from Central Washington University, and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.

John Currie

 Mr. John E. Currie is Chief Financial Officer of Lululemon Athletica Inc., since January 2007. Prior to joining lululemon, he worked for Intrawest Corporation, a provider of destination resorts and leisure travel, from 1996 to 2006, including as CFO from 2004 to 2006, and Senior Vice President, Financing & Taxation, from 1997 to 2004. Prior to joining Intrawest, he held senior financial positions within the BCE Group, a telecommunications service provider, and was a specialist in international taxation with a accounting firm. Mr. Currie was a member of the board of directors of Hathor Exploration Limited from November 2006 to January 2012. He is a chartered accountant, and received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia.

Delaney Schweitze

 Ms. Delaney Schweitzer is Executive Vice President, Retail Operations North America of lululemon athletica Inc., since March 2010. Ms. Schweitzer began her career at lululemon in 2002. As one of the company’s pioneers, Ms. Schweitzer helped grow the company from one store in Canada to 155 stores and 36 showrooms in North America. Since her days as a lululemon educator, then store manager, Ms. Schweitzer has served in various capacities within lululemon, including Director of Training and Culture, and Director of Original Intent. She currently holds the position of Executive Vice President, Retail Operations North America, and is responsible for overseeing the company’s North American store operations including directing the area managers and regional managers, store design, overseeing strategic sales and managing the North America operations team. Prior to joining lululemon, Ms. Schweitzer spent 10 years in the hospitality industry as a general manager. She is a graduate of the Executive Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Margaret Wheeler

 Ms. Margaret Wheeler is Senior Vice President, People Potential of Lululemon Athletica Inc., since February 2012. She previously held the position of Vice President, People Potential from March 2010 to February 2012. Ms. Wheeler is responsible for creating and executing lululemon’s global people strategy. Her scope covers the full talent management cycle, including recruiting, total rewards, leadership development and generalist business partners. From May 1996 to February 2010, Ms. Wheeler worked for Starbucks Coffee Company where she supported high growth business development with a focus on building talent strategies, most recently as Vice President, Global Learning and Development. Prior to that role, she held a number of key human resources leadership positions in both the retail and corporate functions, including Director of Human Resources for Starbucks Coffee Canada, Director of Employment Branding, Sourcing and Internal Talent, and Director Generalist for the North American Business Unit. Ms. Wheeler has a BA from St. Mary’s College, South Bend, Indiana and an MA from University College, Dublin, Ireland.

Robert Bensoussan

 Mr. Robert Bensoussan has been appointed as Director of lululemon athletica inc., effective February 4, 2013. Since 2008, Mr. Bensoussan has been a Director and the majority owner of Sirius Equity LLP, a UK company that invests in retail and brands based in the UK and Europe. In the past four years, Sirius has invested in UK shoe and clothing retailer LK Bennett, Italian sportswear retailer and wholesaler Jeckerson Spa and the UK's feelunique.com, Europe's online beauty retailer. Mr. Bensoussan served previously as Executive Chairman and CEO of LK Bennett and is now Non-Executive Chairman. He has also acted as the Non-Executive Chairman of Jerkerson Spa since May 2008 and of feelunique.com since December 2012. Mr. Bensoussan is a Board member of Interparfums Inc. (Nasdaq: IPAR). He is also a member of three private Boards, including Men's retailer Celio International (Belgium), Zen Cars (Belgium), an electric car rental company, and Aurenis (France) a part-works publisher. Previously Mr. Bensoussan was CEO (from 2001 to 2007) and a member of the Board of Jimmy Choo Ltd (from 2001 to 2011), a privately held luxury shoe wholesaler and retailer.

Michael Casey

 Mr. Michael Casey is Independent Director of Lululemon Athletica Inc., since October 2007. He retired from Starbucks Corporation in October 2007, where he had served as Senior Vice President and CFO from August 1995 to September 1997, and Executive Vice President, CFO and Chief Administrative Officer from September 1997 to October 2007. Subsequent to retirement he served as a Senior Advisor to Starbucks Corporation from October 2007 to May 2008 and from November 2008 to present. Prior to joining Starbucks, Mr. Casey was Executive Vice President and CFO for Family Restaurant, Inc. and President and CEO of El Torito Restaurants, Inc. He is also a member of the board of directors of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. Mr. Casey graduated from Harvard College with an A.B. degree in Economics and Harvard Business School with an MBA degree.

RoAnn Costin

 Ms. RoAnn Costin is Independent Director of Lululemon Athletica Inc., since March 2007. Ms. Costin has served as the President of Wilderness Point Investments, a financial investment firm, since 2005. In 2011, she co-founded Paola Quadretti Worldwide, a women’s made-to-measure clothing company and is chairperson of its board of directors. From 1992 until 2005, Ms. Costin served as the President of Reservoir Capital Management, Inc., an investment advisory firm. Ms. Costin also sits on the board of Olly Shoes, City Sports and Alvin Valley, all of which are non-public companies. Ms. Costin received a B.A. in Government from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

William Glenn

 Mr. William H. Glenn is an Independent Director of Lululemon Athletica Inc., since December 4, 2012. Mr. Glenn is President of Global Commercial Services for American Express Company (NYSE: AXP). In his current role, he has responsibility for the businesses that serve American Express’ corporate clients – Global Corporate Payments and Global Business Travel. He has served in several leadership positions with American Express Company since joining the company in 2002 including President of Global Merchant Services and was named an Executive Officer in 2008. Mr. Glenn has also led the American Express Company’s efforts to expand Card acceptance in new categories such as business-to-business transactions and quick service restaurants. He founded American Express Business Insights, the analytical and consulting organization within the company. Before he joined American Express, Mr. Glenn served as President of Pepsi-Cola North America’s Food Service Division overseeing sales, marketing, operations, customer service and finance for the unit.

Martha Morfitt

 Ms. Martha A. M. Morfitt is Independent Director of Lululemon Athletica Inc., since December 2008. She has served as a principal of River Rock Partners, Inc., a business and cultural transformation consulting firm, since 2008. Ms. Morfitt served as the CEO of Airborne, Inc. from October 2009 to March 2012. She served as the President and CEO of CNS, Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of consumer healthcare products, from 2001 through March 2007. From 1998 to 2001, she was Chief Operating Officer of CNS, Inc. Ms. Morfitt currently serves on the boards of directors of Graco, Inc., a fluid handling systems and components company, and Life Time Fitness, Inc., an operator of fitness and athletic centers. She received her HBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University.

Rhoda Pitcher

 Ms. Rhoda M. Pitcher is Independent Director of Lululemon Athletica Inc., since December 2005. Since 1996 she has served as Managing Partner of Rhoda M Pitcher Inc., a management consulting firm providing services in organizational strategy and the building of executive capability to Fortune 500 corporations, institutions, start-ups and non-profits. From 1978 to 1997, Ms. Pitcher co-founded, built and sold two international consulting firms. Ms. Pitcher holds a Master’s degree in Organization Development from University Associates.

Thomas Stemberg

 Mr. Thomas G. Stemberg is Independent Director of Lululemon Athletica Inc., since December 2005. Since March 2007, he has been the managing partner of Highland Consumer Fund, a venture capital firm. From February 2005 until March 2007, he was a venture partner with Highland Capital Partners. Mr. Stemberg co-founded Staples, Inc., an office supplies retailer, serving as the chairman of its board of directors from 1988 to 2005, and as its CEO from 1986 until 2002. He serves on the board of directors of CarMax, Inc., a retailer of used cars, PETsMART, Inc., a retailer of pet supplies and products, and Guitar Center, a retailer of musical instruments. He received an AB in Physical Science from Harvard University, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Emily White

 Ms. Emily White has been appointed as Independent Director of Lululemon Athletica Inc., with effect from November 18, 2011. Since September 2010, she has been Senior Director of Local and now Mobile Partnerships at Facebook Inc., a social networking company. Prior to joining Facebook, she was at Google, Inc. running the North American Online Sales and Operations channel from 2001 to November 2007 and the Asia Pacific & Latin America business from November 2007 to October 2009. From October 2009 through September 2010, Ms. White ran the Loan and Commerce monetization businesses of Google, Inc. She currently serves on the board of directors of the National Center for Women in IT, a non-profit coalition working to increase the participation of girls and women in computing and IT. She received a BS in Art History from Vanderbilt University.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Dennis Wilson

 620,955

Christine Day

 3,611,120

John Currie

 1,505,510

Delaney Schweitze

 1,292,730

Margaret Wheeler

 1,407,850

Robert Bensoussan

 --

Michael Casey

 --

RoAnn Costin

 --

William Glenn

 --

Martha Morfitt

 --

Rhoda Pitcher

 --

Thomas Stemberg

 --

Emily White

 --
As Of 28 Jan 2012

Options Compensation

Name Options Value

Dennis Wilson

 0 0

Christine Day

 505,000 15,972,100

John Currie

 199,770 8,076,040

Delaney Schweitze

 0 0

Margaret Wheeler

 10,000 352,751

Robert Bensoussan

 0 0

Michael Casey

 0 0

RoAnn Costin

 0 0

William Glenn

 0 0

Martha Morfitt

 0 0

Rhoda Pitcher

 0 0

Thomas Stemberg

 0 0

Emily White

 0 0

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