Angela Ahrendts Angela Ahrendts Angela Jean Ahrendts, DBE (born June 7, 1960) is an American businesswoman and the senior vice president of retail at Apple Inc. She was the CEO of Burberry from 2006 to 2014. Ahrendts left Burberry to join Apple in 2014. Ahrendts was ranked 25th in Forbes' 2015 list of the most powerful women in the world, 9th most powerful woman in the U.K. in the BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour 100 Power List, and 29th in "Fortune"’s 2014 list of the world's most powerful women in business. She was also a member of the UK's Prime Minister's business
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