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 Angela Benton Angela Benton (born ) is the Founder & CEO of NewME Accelerator. She has been recognized as a change agent and one of the Internet industries influencers by numerous publications and outlets. NewME has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs launch businesses and raise funding from investors, most notably several companies from their equity portfolio have raised over $25MM in funding since its launch in 2011. Under NewME she publishes B20 (formerly Black Web 2.0) the premier online publication for African-Americans interested in Technology and New Media. Additionally, Angela and the NewME Accelerator were featured in CNN’s award winning documentary