Change at the top for Burberry as H1 sales rise 20%

15/10/2013

Luxury leathergoods and fashion group Burberry has announced its chief creative officer Christopher Bailey will take over as CEO from Angela Ahrendts, who is leaving for Apple in 2014. Under Ms Ahrendts, who led the UK’s largest luxury company for almost eight years, sales more than doubled to about £2 billion pounds ($3.2 billion). First-half ...