Lululemon Adds Former Levi's CEO Chip Bergh to Its Board of Directors

Lululemon's board is reshaping itself from the inside out. The Canadian sportswear company appointed Chip Bergh, the former president and CEO of Levi Strauss & Co., to its board of directors on March 17, 2026, a move that arrives squarely in the middle of an active CEO search and a broader effort to recalibrate governance at one of activewear's most closely watched brands.

Bergh will serve as a Class I director with a term expiring at the 2026 annual meeting, sitting on the Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability and Governance Committee and the People, Culture, and Compensation Committee as an independent director under Nasdaq standards. His appointment is not a standalone hire: David Mussafer, chairman and managing partner at Advent International, plans to step down from the board. Bergh will stand for election at the 2026 annual meeting in place of Mussafer, who informed the company on March 13, 2026, that he will retire from the board at the end of his term, after first joining in 2005. With Mussafer's planned departure and Bergh's arrival, the board will revert to nine members after the annual meeting.

The executive chair of the board, Marti Morfitt, framed the hire in terms of transformation experience. "Chip Bergh is an industry leader with a proven record of guiding successful transformations, overseeing the growth of some of the world's most iconic brands, and driving value creation at global, category-defining companies," Morfitt said.

That record is substantial. Bergh served as president and CEO of Levi Strauss & Co. from 2011 to 2024, and before that spent 28 years at Procter & Gamble. Since 2015 he has been on the board of HP, currently serving as non-executive chairman, and also serves on the boards of elf Beauty and Pinterest. He is also a tenured professor of business administration at Harvard Business School. Bergh called the timing significant. "Lululemon has built one of the most distinctive brands in the athletic and lifestyle sector, grounded in innovation, design, technical expertise, and deep connections with its guests on a local level around the world," he said. "I am honored to join the Board at a pivotal time and excited to work with my fellow directors to advance the company's strategic vision."

The appointment is part of a pattern. With Bergh's addition, Lululemon has added five new independent directors to the board in the last five years, reflecting the board's commitment to ongoing refreshment. The governance overhaul is unfolding against a challenging backdrop: Lululemon announced in December the departure of its CEO, Calvin McDonald, after seven years at the company, and he has yet to be replaced. Morfitt stated: "We remain focused on moving forward with the search for the next CEO, overseeing the development and execution of the company's plans, and taking steps to drive long-term sustainable growth and shareholder value creation."

Lululemon ended fiscal 2025 with revenue of $11,102.6 million, up 4.86% from the previous fiscal year's $10,588.1 million. Growth is there; sustained leadership is the open question. Bergh's experience steering a heritage denim brand through more than a decade of global repositioning makes him a credible voice in that conversation, even if the board seat itself does not resolve who will ultimately take the helm.