Lululemon Athletica Inc. announced the resignation of Delaney Schweitzer, executive vice president, global retail, effective May 29. Schweitzer began her career at Lululemon in 2002.
“As Delaney begins this next chapter of her life, we remain committed to creating the incredible future we both envision for our company and people. Delaney leaves behind an exceptional bench of talent who are deeply ingrained in our culture and will continue to lead our retail operations. On behalf of our entire Lululemon collective, I offer our profound gratitude for all of Delaney’s contributions and extend our heartfelt wishes for great success as she fulfills her vision and goals on this new road ahead,” said Laurent Potdevin, CEO of Lululemon Athletica.
“After more than a decade of my life dedicated to Lululemon, I feel it is now time for me to move on. I firmly believe Lululemon’s stores and educators are the best in retail, and I remain excited about all that Lululemon will accomplish in the next ten years,” said Schweitzer.
As one of the company’s pioneers, Schweitzer began her career at Lululemon in 2002 and helped grow the company from one store in Canada to currently more than 300 stores and showrooms globally today. Since her days as a Lululemon educator, then as a store manager, Schweitzer has served in various capacities within Lululemon, including director of training and culture, and director of original intent. In her current role, she is responsible for overseeing the company’s North American store operations including directing the area managers and regional managers, culture development and training, store design and managing the operational solutions team. Prior to joining lululemon, Ms. Schweitzer spent 10 years in the hospitality industry as a general manager.
