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Burberry must wait until July for new CEO

17/01/2017

The incoming chief executive of UK-based luxury brand Burberry, Marco Gobbetti, will not assume his position until July, the company has confirmed. Burberry announced in July 2016 that Mr Gobbetti, formerly chief executive of French brand Céline, would be taking over as CEO from Christopher Bailey as part of a “strategic review” of its business...

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