
莉莉·迈尔(Lily Meier)报道:露露乐蒙运动用品公司(Lululemon Athletica Inc.)挖来了盖璞公司(Gap Inc.)旗下苦苦挣扎的运动服装品牌负责人,这是新任首席执行官海蒂·奥尼尔(Heidi O’Neill)对管理层角色进行重新调整的一部分。
Athletica Inc. poached the head of Gap Inc.’s struggling sportswear brand as part of a shuffling of management roles under new Chief Executive Officer Heidi O’Neill.
该公司周三在一份声明中表示,玛吉·高格(Maggie Gauger)将自 10 月 26 日起担任新设的总裁兼首席产品官职务。高格此前曾担任盖璞旗下 Athleta 品牌的首席执行官,并曾在耐克公司(Nike Inc.)与奥尼尔共事。
Maggie Gauger will take on the newly created role of president and chief product officer starting Oct. 26, the company said Wednesday in a statement. Gauger had previously been the CEO of Gap’s Athleta brand and used to work with O’Neill at Nike Inc.
此举是奥尼尔于 9 月 8 日掌舵露露乐蒙以来的首次重大变动。目前,这家瑜伽服零售商的股价今年已跌去一半以上,她面临着重振销售的压力。这位前耐克高管将不得不帮助公司度过由激烈竞争和对紧身裤质量的抱怨所引发的销售放缓期。
The move is first big change since O’Neill took the reins of Lululemon on Sept. 8. She is facing pressure to revive sales at the yogawear retailer, whose shares have lost more than half their value this year. The former Nike executive will have to help the company navigate a sales slowdown fueled by intense competition and complaints about the quality of its leggings.
截至下午 4 点 48 分,总部位于温哥华的露露乐蒙在纽约盘后交易中几无变动。
Shares of Vancouver-based Lululemon were little changed in extended trading in New York at 4:48 p.m.
奥尼尔于今年早些时候被任命为最高职位,自那以后,多位高管离开公司,包括首席战略官、首席技术官和首席通信官,这使得许多关键职位需要填补。
O’Neill was named to the top job earlier this year and since then, a number of executives have left the company, including its chief strategy officer, its chief technology officer and its chief communications officer, leaving a number of key roles to be filled.
曾供职于沃尔玛加拿大的约瑟夫·戈德西(Joseph Godsey)于周三被任命为露露乐蒙的新任首席运营官。该公司表示,仍在寻找下一任首席品牌官,以及技术和通信负责人。
Joseph Godsey, formerly of Walmart Canada, was named Lululemon’s new chief operating officer on Wednesday. The company said that it’s still searching for its next chief brand officer, as well as heads of technology and communications.
彭博社此前曾报道称,奥尼尔正在考虑组织公司高管团队的新方法。
Bloomberg previously reported O’Neill was considering new ways to organize the company’s C-suite.
今年 5 月,该公司与直言不讳的创始人奇普·威尔逊(Chip Wilson)达成停战协议,暂时缓和了双方数月来的争吵。作为该和解协议的一部分,该公司同意在其董事会中任命一位拥有服装和品牌专业知识的新董事,但双方同意延长该截止日期,未透露延期细节或延期时长。
In May, the company reached a truce with its outspoken founder, Chip Wilson, which temporarily paused months of sparring between the two. As part of that settlement, the company agreed to appoint a new director to its board who has apparel and brand expertise, but the two parties agreed to extend that deadline, without providing details on the delay or how long the extension would be.