Board of Directors

Marco Gobbetti became Chief Executive Officer on 5 July 2017. Marco joined Burberry from French luxury brand Céline where he was Chairman and CEO from 2008 to 2016. Prior to this, he served as Chairman and CEO of Givenchy and CEO of Moschino. He has also worked at Bottega Veneta and Valextra.

Christopher Bailey became President and Chief Creative Officer in July 2017, having previously served as Chief Creative and Chief Executive Officer from May 2014. Christopher joined Burberry as Design Director in May 2001 and became Chief Creative Officer in 2009. Christopher has also worked at Gucci and Donna Karan.

Julie Brown became Chief Operating and Financial Officer on 18 January 2017. Julie was Chief Financial Officer of Smith & Nephew from 2013 to 2017. Prior to this Julie was with ICI and AstraZeneca plc from 1987, where she held the positions of Interim Group CFO, Vice President Group Finance, VP Corporate Strategy and Regional Vice President Latin America. She is also a Non Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair of Roche Holding Ltd.

Fabiola Arredondo was appointed as a non-executive director in March 2015 and is Chair of the Remuneration Committee. Fabiola is currently the Managing Partner of Siempre Holdings, a private investment firm based in Connecticut, US. She is also a non-executive director of Rodale Inc., NPR Inc. (National Public Radio), and a trustee of Sesame Workshop. Prior to Siempre Holdings, Fabiola held senior operating roles at Yahoo! Inc, the BBC and Bertelsmann AG. She has also previously served as a non-executive director of Experian plc, Saks Incorporated, Intelsat Inc., BOC Group plc, and Bankinter S.A.

Committee Membership:

Nomination Committee

Remuneration Committee (Chair)

Philip Bowman was appointed as a non-executive director in June 2002 and is the Senior Independent Director. Philip was Chief Executive of Smiths Group plc from 2007 to 2015, and previously held the positions of Chief Executive at Scottish Power plc and Chief Executive at Allied Domecq plc. His earlier career included five years as a director of Bass plc. He was previously Chairman of Liberty plc and Coral Eurobet plc and a non-executive director of Scottish & Newcastle plc and British Sky Broadcasting Group plc

Committee Membership

Nomination Committee

Remuneration Committee

Ian Carter was appointed as a non-executive director in April 2007. He is President of Hilton Worldwide Global Development and Chairman of Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc. Previously, Ian was CEO of Hilton International Company and Executive Vice President of Hilton Hotels Corporation and a director of Hilton Group plc until the acquisition of Hilton International by Hilton Hotels Corporation in February 2006. He previously served as an Officer and President of Black & Decker Corporation between 2001 and 2004.

Committee Membership:

Audit Committee

Nomination Committee

Jeremy Darroch was appointed as a non-executive director in February 2014 and is Chairman of the Audit Committee. He is Chief Executive Officer of Sky plc, a position he has held since 2007, having joined the company as Chief Financial Officer in 2004. Prior to Sky, Jeremy was Group Finance Director of DSG International plc (formerly Dixons Group plc) and spent 12 years at Procter & Gamble in a variety of roles in the UK and Europe. Jeremy also previously served as a non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Marks and Spencer Group plc.

Committee Membership:

Audit Committee (Chairman)

Nomination Committee

Stephanie George was appointed as a non-executive director in March 2006. She is an adviser to Penske Media Corporation and was recently Vice Chairman of Fairchild Fashion Media Inc (parent of Women’s Wear Daily). Stephanie also sits on the Board of Lincoln Center. Previously, Stephanie was Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Time Inc. and spent 12 years at Fairchild Publications.

Committee Membership:

Nomination Committee

Remuneration Committee

Matthew Key was appointed as a non-executive director in September 2013. Matthew is a non-executive director of Orbit Showtime Network, a leading multi-platform pay TV network in the Middle East and North Africa. Matthew is also a member of the European Advisory Board of Samsung Electronics. Previously, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Telefónica Digital, the global innovation arm of Telefónica. He also previously served as Chairman and CEO of Telefónica Europe plc (formerly O2 plc), Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of O2 UK, and Chief Financial Officer for Vodafone UK. Prior to this, he held various financial positions at Kingfisher plc, Coca-Cola & Schweppes Beverages Limited and Grand Metropolitan Plc. Matthew is also Chairman of the Dallaglio Foundation, which is a charity focused on disengaged youth.

Committee Membership:

Audit Committee

Nomination Committee

Dame Carolyn McCall was appointed as a non-executive director in September 2014. Dame Carolyn is Chief Executive of easyJet plc, a position she has held since July 2010. Prior to easyJet, she held a number of roles at Guardian Media Group plc including Chief Executive from 2006 to 2010. She has also previously served as a non-executive director of Lloyds TSB, Tesco PLC and New Look plc. Dame Carolyn was awarded the OBE for services to women in business in June 2008 and a Damehood for services to the aviation industry in January 2016. In January 2014, former Prime Minister David Cameron appointed her a Business Ambassador.

Committee Membership:

Audit Committee

Nomination Committee