Angela Ahrendts

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Born
Angela Jean Ahrendts

(1960-06-07) June 7, 1960 (age 63)
New Palestine, Indiana
, US
Other namesAngela Ahrendts-Couch
Citizenship
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
EducationBall State University
Occupation(s)Senior Vice President, Retail, Apple Inc. (2014–2019)
CEO of Burberry (2006–2014)
SpouseGregg Couch
Children3[1]

Dame Angela Jean Ahrendts,

Forbes' 2015 list of the most powerful women in the world,[5] 9th most powerful woman in the U.K. in the BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour 100 Power List,[6] and 29th in Fortune's 2014 list of the world's most powerful women in business.[7] She was also a member of the UK's Prime Minister's business advisory council until it was disbanded in 2016.[8][9]

Early life

Ahrendts was born and raised in New Palestine, Indiana, the third of six children.[1] Her father, Richard Ahrendts, was a businessman, and her mother, Jean, was a homemaker.[10]

She attended New Palestine High School, where she was a varsity cheerleader.[10] In 1981, she earned an undergraduate degree in Merchandising and Marketing from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.[11]

Career

Ahrendts moved to

Leslie Wexner to expand Bendel stores to 50 new markets, but the project was cancelled by the board of directors two years later.[1]

In 1998, she joined

Fifth & Pacific Companies as vice president of corporate merchandising and design. In 2001, she was promoted to senior vice president of corporate merchandising and group president, responsible for the merchandising of the group's 20 plus brands including Laundry by Shelli Segal, Lucky Brand Dungarees and the men's retail business of Liz Claiborne Inc. In 2002, she was promoted again to serve as executive vice president, with full responsibility for the complete line of Liz Claiborne products, services and development across both women's and men's lines.[12]

Burberry

Ahrendts joined Burberry in January 2006, and took up the position of CEO on July 1, 2006, replacing

CNN Money reported that during 2012, she was the highest-paid CEO in the U.K., making $26.3 million.[14]

Apple

On 15 October 2013, it was announced that Ahrendts would leave Burberry in Spring 2014 to join Apple Inc. as a member of its executive team as senior vice president of retail and online stores, filling the spot vacated by John Browett in October 2012. On 1 May 2014, she was placed on the Apple Leadership roster.[15][16]

According to Apple's 2015 proxy statement filed with the

Securities and Exchange Commission,[17] Ahrendts earned over $70 million in 2014, more than any other executive at Apple, including CEO Tim Cook. As of August 2016, she is reported to own approximately US$11 million worth of Apple shares.[18]

On 5 February 2019, Apple announced that she would leave the company in April[19] to be replaced by Deirdre O'Brien.

Board memberships

Ahrendts is a non-executive board member of Save the Children, Ralph Lauren Corporation, Airbnb and Charity: Water. As of 1 July 2020, she is also a non-executive member of the board of WPP plc.[20]

Awards and memberships

Personal life

Ahrendts met her husband, Gregg Couch, while they were in

Methodist, she is still an active Christian.[1]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "A Ahrendts - United States Public Records". FamilySearch. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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  4. ^ Fried, Ina (14 October 2013). "Apple Hires Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts to Head its Retail Efforts". All Things Digital. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  5. ^ Howard, Caroline. "The World's Most Powerful Women 2014". Forbes. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  6. ^ a b "The Power List 2013". BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour.
  7. ^ Fairchild, Caroline; Leahey, Colleen; VanderMey, Ane (2014). "The Most Powerful Women in Business". Fortune. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Business Advisory Group". gov.uk. 18 November 2014.
  9. ^ Theresa May tells big business advisers: no more advice please The Guardian, 22 September 2016.
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  11. ^ "100 Years – Ball State University". bsu.edu. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
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  15. ^ "Burberry chief Angela Ahrendts to join Apple". BBC News. 15 October 2013.
  16. ^ a b Marfil, Lorelei (8 April 2014). "Angela Ahrendts Named Honorary DBE". WWD. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  17. ^ Apple Inc. (9 January 2015). "Apple Inc., 2015 Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934". Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  18. ^ "ANGELA J AHRENDTS Insider Trading Overview". insidermole.com. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  19. ^ "Apple names Deirdre O'Brien senior vice president of Retail + People". apple.com. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  20. ^ "WPP Appoints Angela Ahrendts DBE to the Board". businesswire.com. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  21. ^ Wood, Zoe (12 December 2012). "Cameron reshuffles business matters advisory group". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  22. ^ "St. George's Society of New York 2012 Annual Report" (PDF). St. George's Society of New York. 2012. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  23. ^ "Angela Ahrendts". Business of Fashion. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  24. ^ "Burberry head Angela Ahrendts receives honorary DBE". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  25. ^ "No. 63999". The London Gazette. 17 March 2023. p. 5218.
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  28. ^ Friedman, Vanessa (12 December 2013). < "Angela Ahrendts". Financial Times. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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