Brands
Lululemon
Vancouver-based athletic purveyor Lululemon will see Calvin McDonald step down as CEO and a director on Jan. 31, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Board chair Marti Morfitt will serve as executive chair and named two interim co-CEOs—chief financial officer Meghan Frank and president and chief commercial officer Andre Maestrini—while the board’s CEO search committee commences.
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McDonald, who will receive a $3.1 million severance payment upon his exit, joins the likes of fellow executive exits in the recent past. In November, Celeste Burgoyne, president of the Americas and global guest innovation, shared plans to leave the company, at the end of the December, after 19 years to become chief revenue officer for Vail Resorts. Chief product officer Sun Choe left last year to lead the turnaround of Vans at VF Corp.
Keen
Portland-based Hiking boot brand Keen has named former NASA climate scientist and Nike executive Ann Radil as senior director of Keen Effect, its division dedicated to corporate sustainability, philanthropy and advocacy. At Keen, Radil will focus on mapping the company’s long- and short-term sustainability objectives and measure and reduce emissions as well as accelerate regenerative and circular design strategies. Radil joins from Watershed, where she served as senior sustainability advisor to Fortune 500 clients like Walmart on decarbonization, Scope 3 strategy and climate disclosure readiness.
Technology
CreateMe
AI robotics company for automated apparel manufacturing company CreateMe announced the promotion of Nick Chope to chief engineer and head of manufacturing and Natasha Chand to executive advisor.
In his new, expanded role, Chope will focus on advancing CreateMe’s modular-engineering robotic assembly (MeRA) platform to accelerate the development of next-generation physical AI tools that teach robotic systems to see, grasp and manipulate fabrics, the company said. He brings more than 20 years of experience in robotics, automation and apparel—including roles at Apple, Microsoft, and Tegra and nearly five years with CreateMe.
Chand brings over 25 years of global omni-channel business leadership, previously serving as the former global CEO of Amazon Softlines Private Label (apparel, footwear and accessories) and as a former board member at HanesBrands.
Raw Materials
Ascend Performance Materials
Houston-based integrated material solutions provider Ascend Performance Materials has appointed Patrick Schumacher as chief executive officer. He succeeds incumbent CEO Phil McDivitt, who will remain with Ascend as a special advisor to the board as the company completes its financial restructuring and emerges from the Chapter 11 process. The change comes days after the Dec. 9 U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas decision to confirm Ascend’s plan of reorganization.
Logistics
Crowley
Global provider of supply chain solutions company Crowley announced that chief operating officer Ray Fitzgerald will be succeeded by Megan Davidson, effective Jan. 1, 2026.
Since being appointed Crowley’s chief people officer in 2021, Davidson has led the continuing evolution of the company’s culture, aligning talent strategies to business outcomes. In 2024, she also began leading functions over legal, risk, safety and environmental assurance as chief people and regulatory officer.
Fitzgerald has served as COO for more than five years, driving the evolution of Crowley’s operational structure and advancing innovation and customer-focused solutions. He will continue as an advisor to Crowley as he transitions to his anticipated retirement next year.
Philanthropy
Responsible Sourcing Network
Nonprofit for-benefit organization Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN) has announced three new board members: Peter Burrows, Cara Chacon and Karen Korponai.
Burrows brings more than 40 years of IT and executive leadership experience, including serving as CIO of the Adidas Group and co-founding the Fair Factories Clearinghouse (FFC). Following FFC’s acquisition by Worldly in 2023, Burrows remained through the transition before retiring, again, in 2025.
With nearly three decades of experience in corporate responsibility, Chacon has shaped ethical sourcing and sustainability strategies for the likes of Patagonia and Saks Global. She has also served on the boards of the Fair Labor Association, Textile Exchange, Organic Cotton Accelerator and the Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation.
Korponai brings more than 25 years of experience in building strategic partnerships and advancing ethical supply chains. She also serves on the board of Playing for Change Foundation and advises ReThink Packaging, a Harvard Innovation Labs venture.
