Hari Ini Apple Kembali Memiliki SVP of Retail Yang Baru

Mantan CEO Burberry, Angela Ahrendts, hari ini telah resmi bekerja untuk Apple sebagai Senior Vice President Retail and Online Stores. Wanita yang mendapatkan gelar Dame of the British Empire ini, selanjutnya akan duduk dalam jajaran eksekutif Apple di bawah CEO Apple Tim Cook.

Kabar ini datang menyusul dimutakhirkannya laman Executive Leadership Apple, seperti berita kami lansir dari 9to5mac. Di laman tersebut, terdapat biografi dirinya berisi jabatan yang dipegangnya, tanggung jawab, dan pengalamannya. Dalam jabatannya sebagai SVP Retail dan Online Stores, Angela Ahrendts akan bertanggung jawab langsung ke Tim Cook.

Berikut biografi singkatnya:

Angela Ahrendts is Apple’s senior vice president of retail and online stores, reporting to CEO Tim Cook. Angela is responsible for the operation and expansion of Apple retail and online stores, which have redefined the shopping experience for hundreds of millions of customers around the world. Apple retail stores set the standard for customer service with innovative features like the Genius Bar, personal setup and one-to-one personal training to help customers get the most out of their Apple products.

Angela joined Apple from Burberry, where she served as CEO and led the company through a period of outstanding global growth. Prior to Burberry, she was executive vice president at Liz Claiborne Inc., and earlier in her career she served as president of Donna Karan International. Angela holds a Marketing and Merchandising degree from Ball State University in Indiana, where she was awarded an honorary doctorate in 2010. She is also a member of the UK’s Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Council and was named honorary dame commander of the British Empire in April 2014.

Diangkatnya Angela Ahrendts sebagai SVP Retail and Online Stores telah lama tersiar sejak pertengahan Oktober tahun lalu. Ia menggantikan posisi John Browett yang dipecat oleh Apple. Sepak terjang Angela Ahrendts di Burberry diklaim akan sangat berguna bagi Apple.

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