Fashion and apparel
10 Lululemon executives
These ten current and former Lululemon executives, including the company's CFO and its former CEO, have led finance, strategy, digital, technology, legal, people, product and brand functions at the company. A reader can learn from them how Lululemon's leadership approaches growth, product development, digital channels and brand building.
Professionals to explore
01—10Calvin McDonald
LinkedInExperience: CEO · lululemon
Former CEO of lululemon (2018–2026); the profile says the company more than tripled annual revenues and broadened its global reach to 30+ geographies under his leadership. CEO of Wella Company since 2026 and on the Board of Directors of The Walt Disney Company since 2021. Former President, CEO of Americas at SEPHORA (2013–2018).
Chris Samway
LinkedInExperience: SVP, FP&A · lululemon
SVP, FP&A at lululemon since 2025, described in the profile as head of global FP&A across Corporate, the Americas, International, Supply Chain and Digital/Data Analytics. Former CFO at The Bay Club Company (2023–2025), SVP & CFO at Athleta (2015–2019) and Vice President, Global Finance at Old Navy (2011–2015).
Darin Rabb
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Global Brand Creative & Experience · lululemon
SVP, Global Brand Creative & Experience at lululemon since 2020; the profile says he leads the vision, strategy and execution of marketing and retail initiatives that connect the brand with consumers across channels and geographies. Former President, North America at IWC Schaffhausen (2019–2020) and Vice President, Global Retail Brand Marketing at Nike (2015–2017).
Jennifer Battersby
LinkedInExperience: SVP Product and Technical Development, Operations, Packaging and Labelling · lululemon
SVP Product and Technical Development, Operations, Packaging and Labelling at lululemon since 2022. Former SVP Product Business Transformation (2019–2022) and SVP Product Engine (Global Sourcing, Commercialization, Quality and Production) (2013–2019) at lululemon, and former Advisory Board Member at Norco Bikes (2015–2017).
Justin Richmond
LinkedInExperience: Chief Strategy and Digital Officer · lululemon
Chief Strategy and Digital Officer at lululemon since 2018, a role the profile lists at the C-Level in General Management. Former SVP and Chief Marketing Officer at Zulily (2015–2017) and at Apollo Education Group (2012–2015), and former Vice President, Global Marketing at Expedia (2010–2012).
Meghan Frank
LinkedInExperience: Interim Co-CEO and Chief Financial Officer · lululemon
Interim Co-CEO and Chief Financial Officer at lululemon since 2026, and Chief Financial Officer since 2020. Former Interim Co-CFO (2020) and Senior Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis (2016–2020) at lululemon, and former Vice President, Merchandise Planning at Ross Stores, Inc. (2015–2016).
Nick Engel
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Global Digital Experience at lululemon · lululemon
SVP, Global Digital Experience at lululemon since 2025 and SVP NA Digital since 2022. The profile says he leads lululemon's global digital strategy, ecommerce, mobile platform, marketplace and emerging channels, overseeing 50+ scrum teams. Former VP of North America Ecommerce (2017–2022) and General Manager, North America Ecommerce (2015–2017) at lululemon.
Nigel Storey
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President of Technology · lululemon
Senior Vice President of Technology at lululemon since 2025, a role listed in the Engineering and Technical department. Former Chief Technology Officer at Zappos (2022–2025), Head of Softlines Discovery & Evaluation Core CX for Amazon Fashion at Amazon (2021–2022) and Vice President Supply Chain Technology, Head of Operations at Johnson & Johnson (2019–2021).
Shannon Higginson
LinkedInExperience: Chief Legal & Compliance Officer · lululemon
Chief Legal & Compliance Officer at lululemon since 2023. Former SVP, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer (2016–2023) and VP Legal (2011–2016) at lululemon, and former Senior Counsel at TELUS (2000–2011). The profile says she oversees global legal affairs and compliance as a member of the senior leadership team at lululemon.
Susan Gelinas
LinkedInExperience: Chief People & Culture Officer · lululemon
Chief People & Culture Officer at lululemon since 2023. Former Senior Vice President People & Culture (2017–2025), Vice President Health, Wealth & Mobility (2015–2017) and Director, Total Rewards (2011–2015) at lululemon. The profile says that as SVP she led the People & Culture team globally, overseeing its strategies, initiatives and programs across the company.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does an athletic apparel brand decide where to invest across product categories, stores, digital channels and new markets?
- 02What does the finance team look at when planning inventory, pricing and margins across regions?
- 03How does a global apparel company balance brand consistency with local marketing and retail experiences?
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