Burberry Burberry check garments being banned at some venues. GUS divested its remaining interest in Burberry in December 2005. Burberry Group plc was initially floated on the London Stock Exchange in July 2002. In 2005, Sanyo-shokai was the Burberry ready-to-wear licence holder in Japan with retail value of €435 million. In 2006, Rose Marie Bravo, who as Chief Executive had led Burberry to mass market success through licensing, decided to retire. She was replaced by another American, Angela Ahrendts, who joined from Liz Claiborne in January 2006, and took up the position of CEO on 1 July 2006. Ahrendts and Bailey
Angela Benton Other notable individuals in MMTC's Hall of Fame include Bob Johnson, Cathy Hughs, etc. In 2010 Benton was a Woman of Power honoree by the National Urban League at their centinnel conference in Washington DC. Other honorees included Laila Ali, Angela Bassett, etc. Goldman Sachs recently (2013) named her one of the "100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs." In August 2011 Black Enterprise featured Benton on their cover for the work she is doing with the NewME Accelerator. Angela has recently diagnosed of breast cancer. Angela Benton Angela Benton (born ) is the Founder & CEO of NewME Accelerator. She has been