Lululemon 2015 Annual Report Download - page 12

Table of Contents
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Our Board of Directors
The following is brief description of each nominee who is currently a member of the board of directors and each director of lululemon whose term of office
will continue after the annual meeting:
Class III Director Nominees for Election at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Robert Bensoussan has been a member of our board of directors since January 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. From 2008 to 2012, Mr. Bensoussan served as Executive
Chairman and CEO of LK Bennett, a UK fashion retailer, and has acted as non-Executive Chairman since 2012, and he has served as non-Executive Chairman of
feelunique.com (UK) since December 2012. From 2001 to 2007, Mr. Bensoussan was CEO of Jimmy Choo Ltd, a privately held UK luxury shoe wholesaler and
retailer and was also a member of the Board of Jimmy Choo Ltd from 2001 to 2011. Mr. Bensoussan serves on the boards of directors of Inter Parfums Inc., a
publicly-traded manufacturer of fragrances and fragrance-related products, Celio International (Belgium), a retailer of men's clothing, Zen Cars (Belgium), an
electric car rental company, and Aurenis (France) a part-works publisher. Our board of directors selected Mr. Bensoussan to serve as director because he has
extensive executive management and director experience in the apparel, accessories and fragrances industry. Our board of directors believes his experience as chief
executive officer and director of international branded luxury goods operations provides unique insight and vision to our board of directors.
Kathryn Henry has been a member of our board of directors since January 2016. Since 2015, Ms. Henry has served as a strategic consultant for retail and
technology companies, in addition to venture capital, investment and consulting firms seeking executive level guidance. Ms. Henry previously served as Chief
Information Officer, Logistics & Distribution at lululemon from 2010 to 2014. In her role, Ms. Henry oversaw all global information and technology operations for
the company. Prior to joining lululemon in 2010, Ms. Henry worked at Gap, Inc., where she served as Vice President and Chief Information Officer of
International IT and Gap North America and was responsible for the systems support of key international growth initiatives. Ms. Henry was designated for
appointment to our board of directors by Dennis J. Wilson in accordance with the terms of a support agreement between lululemon athletica, Mr. Wilson and
certain entities affiliated with Advent International. Our board of directors believes that her strategic IT and retail experience as well as her experience with
lululemon will provide valuable insight to our board of directors.
Jon McNeill has been a member of our board of directors since April 2016. Mr. McNeill has served as President, Global Sales, Delivery and Service of Tesla
Motors, Inc. , overseeing customer-facing operations, since September 2015. Prior to joining Tesla Motors, Inc., he was the CEO of Enservio, Inc., a software
company, from 2006 until 2015, and founder of multiple technology and retail companies including TruMotion, Sterling, First Notice Systems, and Trek Bicycle
Stores, Inc. Mr. McNeill began his career at Bain & Company. He is a graduate of Northwestern University. Our board of directors believes his executive
experience and innovative and entrepreneurial attributes will provide valuable insight to our board of directors and is aligned with our unique culture.
Class I Directors Continuing in Office until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Michael Casey has been a member of our board of directors since October 2007 and began serving as Co-Chairman of the Board in 2014. 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 January 2015. 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 was also a member of the board of directors of The Nasdaq OMX Group,
Inc. from January 2001 to May 2012. Mr. Casey graduated from Harvard College with an A.B. degree in Economics, cum laude, and Harvard Business School
with an MBA degree. Our board of directors selected Mr. Casey to serve as director because he has extensive experience in corporate finance and accounting,
managing retail-focused industry operations, strategic planning and public company corporate governance. Our board of directors believes his service on executive,
audit and compensation committees of other companies allows him to provide significant insight to our board of directors.
RoAnn Costin has been a member of our board of directors since March 2007. Ms. Costin has served as the President of Wilderness Point Investments, a
financial investment firm, since 2005. From 1992 until 2005, Ms. Costin served as the President of Reservoir Capital Management, Inc., an investment advisory
firm. She co-founded Paola Quadretti Worldwide, a women's made-to-measure clothing company and served on the boards of OLLY Shoes, a retailer of children's
shoes and accessories, Alvin Valley Holdings, Inc., a retailer of designer women's clothing, and Toys R' Us. Ms. Costin received a B.A. in Government from
Harvard University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Our board of directors selected Ms. Costin to serve as director
because she has extensive experience in corporate finance and strategic planning. Our board of directors believes her extensive management experience with
respect to both public and private companies allows her to provide our board of directors with significant insight on the retail industry.
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