Lululemon Athletica Inc. said that Lee Holman, executive vice president and creative director, has resigned for personal reasons. Holman will remain with the company until December 31, 2017.
“Over the last three years we’ve returned to being a design-led organization fuelled by innovation, at the intersection of function and fashion. We are thankful for Lee’s contribution during this journey. We’ve developed deep bench strength across the product organization and are excited to realize the powerful opportunities ahead of us as we connect with a growing collective of guests living an active, mindful lifestyle,” said Lululemon CEO, Laurent Potdevin.
Potdevin added: “The strength of our performance reinforces our leadership in the market we created. I’m energized by the momentum in our business as we enter the holiday season and look forward to sharing the details of our third quarter performance and fourth quarter outlook on December 6th, 2017.”
In October 2015, , Holman became Lululemon’s first creative director, overseeing both men’s and women’s product design. Holman joined Lululemen as SVP of women’s designs and merchandising in 2014. Previously, he spent four years at Nike, including his last role as VP of Nike apparel and equipment design. Prior to that, as creative director at Burberry and design director at Abercrombie & Fitch.
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