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
CEO Sleepout UK CEO Sleepout UK CEO Sleepout UK is a charity that raises money to fight homelessness and poverty across the UK. Money is raised by business executives being sponsored to sleep rough for a night. CEO Sleepout was formed in December 2013 by Middlesbrough-based businessman Andy Preston, who is chairman of the charity, following a conversation with Bernie Fehon of Australia who created and organises similar projects there known as the 'Vinnies CEO Sleepout'. The first sleepout was held outside the Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough Football Club and the second inside St James’ Park, home of Newcastle United Football Club. Since then