lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) announced that Celeste Burgoyne, President of the Americas and Global Guest Innovation, has decided to leave the company for a new opportunity outside of the industry. She will remain with lululemon until the end of December 2025 to ensure a smooth transition.

Ms. Burgoyne joined lululemon in 2006 and became the company’s first President in 2020. Throughout her tenure, she has assumed roles of increasing responsibility and led the North America business through periods of rapid growth and expansion.

Lululemon Athletica has announced that Celeste Burgoyne, president of the Americas and global guest innovation, will leave at the end of December 2025 after 19 years with the brand.
The company will consolidate regional leadership and has appointed André Maestrini as president and chief commercial officer, giving him global oversight of stores, regions, digital channels and commercial strategy.

“We are grateful for Celeste’s leadership and significant contributions to lululemon’s business and culture over the past 19 years. She has been instrumental in growing our footprint in the Americas, creating high-quality guest experiences, and mentoring our teams across the organization,” said Calvin McDonald, Chief Executive Officer, lululemon. “I deeply appreciate her partnership and friendship, and we wish her all the best in the future.”

“My time at lululemon has been both inspiring and rewarding beyond belief,” said Ms. Burgoyne. “I am so proud of what we have accomplished as an organization since I joined in 2006 and know the team will take the company to even greater heights in the years to come. I look forward to continuing to support the brand as a lifelong fan.”

In conjunction with this announcement, lululemon has made the decision to consolidate regional leadership across the company and appoint André Maestrini as President and Chief Commercial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Maestrini will continue to report directly to Mr. McDonald.

In this newly created role, Mr. Maestrini will provide integrated oversight of all of lululemon’s regions, stores, and digital channels globally. He will also oversee lululemon’s global commercial strategy with a focus on continued market expansion, revenue generation, and accelerating best practice sharing, across all regions including North America.

Mr. Maestrini joined lululemon in 2021 as Executive Vice President of International. In his current role, he has overseen lululemon’s operations in EMEA, APAC, and China Mainland, and has helped to more than quadruple lululemon’s international revenues.

“André has demonstrated a proven ability to unlock opportunities, advance our global expansion, and deliver growth across multiple markets,” said Mr. McDonald. “Leveraging operational discipline, deep guest insights, and extensive brand-building experience, André is the ideal person to lead our business across all markets, including North America, as we remain focused on delivering value for our guests, employees, and shareholders.”

Before joining lululemon, Mr. Maestrini spent 14 years at adidas in various senior roles across the globe. During this time, he served in a number of General Manager positions where he helped grow the company’s global sports categories and regional markets. Prior to adidas, Mr. Maestrini held marketing roles at The Coca-Cola Company, Danone, and Kraft Jacobs Suchard.

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Despite external headwinds, India’s economic growth is expected to remain robust, supported by favourable domestic conditions, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), whose executive board recently completed the Article IV Consultation for the country.

Under the baseline assumption of prolonged 50-per cent US tariffs, India’s real gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow at 6.6 per cent in fiscal 2025-26 (FY26) before moderating to 6.2 per cent in FY27, the IMF said.

The reform of the goods and services tax (GST) and the resulting reduction in the effective rate are expected to help cushion the adverse impact of tariffs.

Despite external headwinds, India’s growth is expected to be robust, backed by favourable domestic conditions, the IMF has said.
Assuming prolonged 50-per cent US tariffs, FY26 real GDP may grow at 6.6 per cent before moderating to 6.2 per cent in FY27.
Further deepening of geo-economic fragmentation could lead to tighter financial conditions, higher input costs and lower trade, FDI and economic growth.

Headline inflation is projected to remain well contained, reflecting the one-off effect of the GST reform and continued benign food prices, it remarked in a release.

Looking ahead, India’s ambition to become an advanced economy can be supported by advancing comprehensive structural reforms that enable higher potential growth, the IMF noted.

There are significant near-term risks to the economic outlook. On the upside, the conclusion of new trade agreements and faster implementation of structural reform domestically could boost exports, private investment and employment.

On the downside, further deepening of geo-economic fragmentation could lead to tighter financial conditions, higher input costs and lower trade, foreign direct investment (FDI) and economic growth.

Unpredictable weather shocks could affect crop yields, adversely impact rural consumption and reignite inflationary pressures, the IMF added.

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Good deeds come in many positive forms, and one of the more interesting sees FootLocker partnering with a music studio to unlock 10,000 free hours for aspiring musicians.

The ‘Studios For All’ programme will open up opportunities and access to Pirate Studios’ facilities to “young people facing tough challenges to help inspire the next generation of music talent”.

It will give them access to recording and rehearsal spaces across the country for up-and-coming singers, musicians and DJs, allowing access to facilities currently out of reach to many. 

So by “levelling the playing field for talent” the partnership with Foot Locker will allow access to studios in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool by submitting an application through the Studios For All website. 

“The partnership allows Foot Locker to continue its commitment in showing up and supporting its communities, providing opportunities for everyone to help influence and shape all elements of sneaker culture”, the retailer said. 

And to help fund the programme, purchases of plastic bags in Foot Locker stores across the country will see the money “reinvested back into communities that sit at the heart of the brand’s passion points”. 

To celebrate the partnership, Foot Locker captured “raw, unfiltered moments of music” with 10 aspiring musicians from Birmingham’s ‘Positive Youth Foundation Artists’ and London’s ‘Collective Beat Artists’.

The artists can be seen wearing products from the Foot Locker 2025 Holiday campaign, including Foot Locker exclusive silhouettes of the Nike TN, Asics Gel NYC, Adidas Handball Spezial and New Balance 1906.

Slavka Jancikova, Foot Locker VP Marketing: EMEA said: “Creativity should never be stifled by circumstance, so by removing barriers and expanding access to professional studios, we’re investing in and empowering the next generation of creators and helping make their voices heard.”

Neil Carter, Foot Locker VP GEO: UK & Ireland added: “Championing our amazing community has always been part of the Foot Locker DNA, so it’s incredibly important for us to be supporting grassroots talent in the UK. Hopefully, this can be the first step for allowing a range of new artists across the country to find their voice and share their unique stories with a much broader audience.”