Just in time before Angela Ahrendts takes on her new role at Apple as SVP of Retail and Online Stores we bring you a compact walkthrough on where Angela comes from and what she has been doing so far. The fashion game maker now takes on lifestyle electronics.
Quick Biography
- 1960: Born in New Palestine, Indiana, USA
- 1981: Degree in Merchandising and Marketing, Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, USA
- 1981: Employed at miscellaneous apparel stores
- ?: Merchandising at Warnaco
- 1989: Business Development at Donna Karan
- 1996: Business Development at Henri Bendel
- 1998: VP of Corporate Merchandising and Design at Fifth & Pacific Companies
- 2001: SVP of Merchandising and Group President at Fifth & Pacific Companies
- 2002: EVP of Liz Claiborne product line at Fifth & Pacific Companies
- 2006: CEO of Burberry
- 2010: CNBC European Business Leader of the Future
- 2013: Financial Times Women of 2013
- 2014: SVP of Retail and Online Stores at Apple
Photo credit: Camera Press / Redux / Ahrendts
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