Angela Ahrendts

Angela Ahrendts DBE (born 7 June 1960)is an American-British businesswoman who was previously the senior vice president of retail at Apple Inc. She was the CEO of Burberry from 2006 to 2014.She left Burberry to join Apple in 2014.She 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. Quotes No matter what I’m doing, I’m in the people business. You do not become a CEO on your own If you unite amazing people and achieve amazing results, eventually those above you will want to know the leader who enabled those results When leaders invest holistically in people, that investment sends the message that “my leader cares. Life is about choices. I keep the end goal in mind and choose to live a life of balance. I remind myself that I have a bigger boss that I’m accountable to every minute of my life. If you want to accomplish your dream, the dream must stay consistent. You can’t go after a different dream every day External links Category:Living people Category:Businesswomen from the United States Category:entrepreneurs Category:1960 births