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 Mark Angela Mark Angela Mark is a Canadian fashion designer based in Peterborough, Ontario. Her downtown showroom opened in 1987. She was one of the first Canadian designers to implement CAD (computer-aided design) technology into her pattern making processes. She is one of the only high end Canadian designers to produce their clothing entirely in Canada. Angela Mark was born in Montreal, Quebec. At 5'11" she found it difficult to find quality clothing that fit her properly, which inspired her passion for creating clothing. She prepared a portfolio while taking art courses during summer school, then applied for and was accepted