Lululemon tech chief departs as CEO turnover nears

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    "title": "Lululemon tech chief departs as CEO turnover nears",
    "author": "Cara Salpini",
    "contact": "Ranju Das",
    "excerpt": "Ranju Das, who held his role for less than a year, is leaving just a month before incoming chief Heidi O’Neill is set to start. First published on Lululemon’s chief AI and technology officer has left the company. A securities filing marked his departure date as Thursday. Ranju Das joined the retailer a little less than a year ago, with the aim of leading the company's technology organization while improving product innovation and speed. Longtime CIO Julie Averill departed the company shortly after Das' appointment as part of a planned leadership transition, the company said at the time. “Ranju Das has left lululemon. We are grateful for his contributions and wish him well in his next chapter,” a Lululemon spokesperson said in response to questions about the executive’s exit. “We are conducting a global search for our next Technology leader and have full confidence in our current Technology teams to continue delivering on our priorities.” The athletics retailer did not respond to questions about the reasoning behind Das’ departure or whether it was connected to the exit of Chief Strategy Officer Rachel Acheson , which Bloomberg reported earlier this week citing anonymous sources. Lululemon did not confirm Acheson’s departure to Retail Dive. BNP Paribas Equity Research senior analyst Laurent Vasilescu commented on both departures in an analyst note Friday, saying the firm is...",
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