Businesswoman Angela Ahrendts has enjoyed a successful career with some of the biggest retail and luxury brands of the 21st century. From Apple to Burberry and Ralph Lauren, Angela has sat in several senior positions and developed businesses into the illustrious brands we know today. With a distinguished career behind her, Angela is now chosen as a speaker for a range of public and corporate events, sharing the details of her successful career and how she achieved business growth for major retailers.
Best known for her impact on the fashion and retail sectors, Angela has formerly worked as the Senior Vice President of Retail for Apple and as the former CEO of Burberry. Angela is widely remembered for her impact as the CEO of Burberry, tackling the brand's prestige decline head-on and ultimately increasing the company value from £2 billion to £7 billion. Whilst SVP at Apple, Angela worked to enhance the experience received by customers, taking into consideration both online and physical in-store customers. Angela has also had an impact on various boards throughout her career, now the Chair of the Board for Save The Children.
After graduating with a degree in Marketing and Merchandising, Angela pursued her passions to work in the fashion industry by moving to New York and working for Warnaco. Before long, Angela was given the opportunity to join Donna Karan International and ultimately became the President of Donna Karan International. In the early days of her career, Angela was also fortunate to work for Liz Claiborne as the President and as the Senior Vice President of Corporate Merchandising for Fifth & Pacific Companies. Angela was then given her big break as the CEO of Burberry in 2006, immediately revolutionising the business by reducing the number of items with the iconic check print and buying back shares of the business.
Now, Angela dedicates her time to being a board member of several companies and organisations. She is a board member of the Ralph Lauren Corporation, WPP Plc and Charity: Water. Throughout her career, Angela’s dedication and hard work has been recognised heavily by top publications. She has been recognised an impressive seven times as one of Fortune’s 100 Most Powerful Women in the World and six times as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. She has also been recognised as Financial Times Women of 2013, three times Business People of the Year by Fortune and one of the Top 50 Women in World Business twice by the Financial Times. She has also been the recipient of the St George’s Society of New York Medal of Honour and the Outstanding Leadership Award.
Having worked a highly successful career, Angela has now become an influential speaker for a range of events. Sought to tell the tales of her time with Burberry, Donna Karan International and Apple, Angela is an expert on everything business growth, customer experience and customer satisfaction. An insightful speaker with decades of experience, Angela Ahrendts is the perfect choice as a speaker for corporate events.
