Angela Ahrendts
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Angela Ahrendts DBE |
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| Born |
Angela Jean Ahrendts June 7, 1960 New Palestine, Indiana, U.S. |
| Residence |
California London, United Kingdom |
| Other names | Angela Ahrendts-Couch |
| Citizenship | US/UK |
| Alma mater | Ball State University |
| Occupation | Senior Vice President, Retail, Apple Inc. CEO of Burberry (2006–2014) |
| Employer | Apple Inc. |
| Salary | US$73.1 million (2014) |
| Net worth | $150 million |
| Spouse(s) | Gregg Couch |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | https://www.apple.com/pr/bios/angela-ahrendts.html |
Angela Jean Ahrendts, DBE (born June 7, 1960) is an American businesswoman and the senior vice president of retail at Apple Inc. She was the CEO of Burberry from 2006 to 2014. Ahrendts left Burberry to join Apple in 2014. Ahrendts was ranked 25th in Forbes' 2015 list of the most powerful women in the world, 9th most powerful woman in the U.K. in the BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour 100 Power List, and 29th in Fortune’s 2014 list of the world's most powerful women in business. She was also a member of the UK's Prime Minister's business advisory council until it was disbanded in 2016.
Ahrendts was born and raised in New Palestine, Indiana, the third of six children. Her father, Richard Ahrendts, was a businessman, and her mother, Jean, was unemployed.
She attended New Palestine High School, where she was a varsity cheerleader. In 1982, She earned an undergraduate degree in Merchandising and Marketing from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. In 2010, she received an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters from Ball State.
Ahrendts moved to New York City to work in the fashion industry. After a series of positions including merchandising at bra maker Warnaco, Ahrendts joined Donna Karan International in 1989, working to develop the luxury brand internationally through both wholesale and licensing. In 1996 she was hired at Henri Bendel by Leslie Wexner to expand Bendel stores to 50 new markets, but the project was cancelled by the board of directors two years later.
In 1998, she joined Fifth & Pacific Companies as Vice President of Corporate Merchandising and Design. In 2001, she was promoted to Senior Vice President 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.
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