Luxury fashion brand Burberry has announced the appointment of Jonathan Akeroyd as its next chief executive officer.
Akeroyd is currently CEO at Italian fashion house Versace. He is a former CEO of Alexander McQueen and previously held a number of senior roles at Harrods.
Burberry’s current CEO Marco Gobbetti will step down on 31 December, and the company’s executive committee will be overseen by chair Gerry Murphy until Akeroyd joins in April 2022.
Murphy commented: “I am delighted that Jonathan Akeroyd will be joining Burberry as our next chief executive officer. Jonathan is an experienced leader with a strong track record in building global luxury fashion brands and driving profitable growth. He shares our values and our ambition to build on Burberry’s unique British creative heritage and his deep luxury and fashion industry expertise will be key to advancing the next phase of Burberry’s evolution.”