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Global retail head for lululemon resigns

Apparel brand and retailer lululemon athletica inc. announced the resignation of Delaney Schweitzer, executive vice president, global retail.

May 18, 2015

Apparel brand and retailer lululemon athletica inc. announced this week the resignation of Delaney Schweitzer, executive vice president, global retail, effective May 29, according to a company release.

"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," Laurent Potdevin, CEO of lululemon athletica, said in a statement. "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."

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, according to the release.

"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 10 years," Schweitzer said.