Angela Ahrendts out of the Spanish franchise which was then generating 20% of group revenues to stop its unfettered licensing. Ahrendts says she did not model her approach after any other fashion house, but looked to world-class design as an influence, including Apple Inc.. The company value rose during her tenure from £2 billion to over £7 billion. CNN Money reported that during 2012, she was the highest paid CEO in the UK, making $26.3 million. On October 15, 2013, it was announced that Ahrendts would leave Burberry in Spring 2014 to join Apple Inc. as a member of its executive team
Angela Strank a geologist "by accident". In 2010, she won the UK First Women's Award in Science and Technology. an award sponsored by the UK Government (CBI) in recognition of pioneering UK women in business and industry. In the 2017 Birthday Honours, Strank was appointed DBE. In the same year she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng). She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2018. Angela Strank Dame Angela Rosemary Emily Strank (born October 1952) is head of downstream technology and chief scientist of BP, responsible for technology across all the refining, petrochemicals,