---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001397187-26-000131"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LULU"
cik: "0001397187"
company_name: "lululemon athletica inc."
filed_at: "2026-10-07T20:15:56+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T15:51:21.158426+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# lululemon names Maggie Gauger President & Chief Product Officer, Joseph Godsey COO; two executives depart

## Summary
- Maggie Gauger appointed President & Chief Product Officer effective Oct 26, 2026; base salary $1,000,000, target bonus 150%, sign-on $1,900,000, RSU grant $2,800,000.
- Joseph Godsey appointed COO effective Oct 26, 2026; base salary $700,000, target bonus 100%, sign-on $650,000, RSU grant $2,000,000; joins from Walmart Canada.
- Nikki Neuburger, Chief Brand & Product Activation Officer, and Ted Dagnese, Chief Supply Chain Officer, will depart Nov 6, 2026, treated as termination without cause.
- Meghan Frank continues as CFO with interim oversight of global brand and technology; gets retention equity; searches underway for Chief Brand, Communications, Technology, Strategy Officers.
- CEO Heidi O'Neill: putting product, design, and innovation at the center; new structure aims to drive sustainable long-term growth; André Maestrini remains President & Chief Commercial Officer.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001397187-26-000131
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LULU
- cik: 0001397187
- company_name: lululemon athletica inc.
- filed_at: 2026-10-07T20:15:56+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1397187/000139718726000131/0001397187-26-000131-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1397187/000139718726000131/lulu-20260930.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001397187-26-000131.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ted Dagnese departed as Chief Supply Chain Officer at lululemon athletica inc..
  - Action: depart
  - Role: Chief Supply Chain Officer
  source text: On November 6, 2026, Nikki Neuburger, our Chief Brand and Product Activation Officer, and Ted Dagnese, our Chief Supply Chain Officer, will depart from lululemon. Each departure will be treated as a termination without cause for purposes of the departing officer’s employment agreement.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1397187/000139718726000131/0001397187-26-000131-index.htm
- Executive change
  Nikki Neuburger departed as Chief Brand and Product Activation Officer at lululemon athletica inc..
  - Action: depart
  - Role: Chief Brand and Product Activation Officer
  source text: On November 6, 2026, Nikki Neuburger, our Chief Brand and Product Activation Officer, and Ted Dagnese, our Chief Supply Chain Officer, will depart from lululemon. Each departure will be treated as a termination without cause for purposes of the departing officer’s employment agreement.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1397187/000139718726000131/0001397187-26-000131-index.htm
- Executive change
  Maggie Gauger was appointed as President and Chief Product Officer at lululemon athletica inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Product Officer
  source text: On September 30, 2026, we entered into an employment agreement with Maggie Gauger appointing her as our President and Chief Product Officer, a newly created role, effective October 26, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1397187/000139718726000131/0001397187-26-000131-index.htm
- Executive change
  Joseph Godsey was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at lululemon athletica inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On September 30, 2026, we entered into an employment agreement with Joseph Godsey appointing him as our Chief Operating Officer, a newly created role, effective October 26, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1397187/000139718726000131/0001397187-26-000131-index.htm

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