Lululemon Founder Fight Aims at Disconnect Between Brand and Board -- Market Talk

Dow Jones02-27

0957 ET - Lululemon's founder and former chairman Chip Wilson frames his proxy fight as a disconnect between the creative force of the brand engine and the board's inability to harness it. In a letter to shareholders, Wilson says that Lululemon's governance structure is misaligned with what drives the company's value: the "creative engine and the Board's strategic oversight of how nonquantifiable power of brand and product translates to brand strength, margin durability, and long-term shareholder value." He laments the stock's multi-year decline, stalled CEO succession, and loss of shareholder confidence in current management as evidence of the strategic drift. In the letter, he urges the board to work with him to restore alignment. (adriano.marchese@wsj.com)

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