Tenure for Different Roles in Organizations with Angela Ahrendts - Nordic Business Forum 2025
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Senior Independent Director, WPP plc
Search every verified Angela Ahrendts interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Angela Ahrendts, the former CEO of Burberry and former Senior Vice President of Retail at Apple who now serves as Senior Independent Director at WPP, has spoken about her leadership philosophy and the evolution of retail. She stated that her role as a leader is to "always do what's best for the greater good of the whole" and to act as a "connector and enabler." Ahrendts has described herself as "grateful" and said she wakes up "every morning grateful." She has argued that "the biggest blocker" to progress is "short-term reporting" and predicted that "the future CEOs will be the world's greatest CMOs" because of the need for "humanizing, connecting, building a relationship." In discussions about retail, Ahrendts has said that malls "do have to evolve" and that the traditional 80/20 split of shopping to experience "has got to go the opposite now because all the shopping you can do faster cheaper etc online." She stated that Apple's retail stores were redesigned as "town squares or gathering places" and that the company's goal was to "help rescale the current generation" through education. Ahrendts has emphasized the importance of authenticity in branding, saying that "great brands and great businesses have to be great storytellers too" and that "every great relationship has to be built on trust." She noted that at Burberry, the company decided to target the "millennial consumer" and "speak in their language," which "was rapidly becoming digital."
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WPP’s Rob Reilly is joined by Angela Ahrendts, former CEO of Burberry, SVP at Apple, and current chair of Save the Children Intl. to discuss the importance of having a CEO who believes in creativity, the impact of AI on the advertising industry, and learnings from her career journey. [Angela is a member of the board of directors at WPP.]
The Apple logo. The iconic Burberry check. These images inspire loyalty of customers and employees alike. But it takes more than a beloved brand to power a company and motivate a team. No one knows this better than Angela Ahrendts, former SVP of retail at Apple, and the former CEO of Burberry. Angela has spent most of her career learning how to imbue those brands with meaning — and support them with down-to-earth, everyday, human connection. Why? Because to unite a team — especially one that’s large, global and dispersed — you need to turn them into mission-driven families. Follow the Masters…
The Apple logo. The iconic Burberry check. These images inspire loyalty of customers and employees alike. But it takes more than ...
On this episode of the show, I had the chance to interview Angela Ahrendts on what it has been like being from our small town (New Palestine) making it to incredible levels in the business world. Take a listen, and you'll be inspired by the time the interview is over! #apple #ceo #smalltown #burberry #business #inspiration
Join us for Leadership Labs with Angela Ahrendts. In a compelling conversation with Andy Stanley, Angela will share the stories behind the impact she made at both Apple and Burberry. She will explore the rarely discussed topic of human energy and will offer three practical ways it can unite and transform companies and communities. Register at northpoint.org/leadership-labs __________ Like & subscribe to stay updated with the latest content! FOLLOW North Point Community Church: Instagram: instagram.com/northpointcommunitychurch Facebook: facebook.com/NorthPointAlpharetta Website: northpoin…
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Angela Ahrendts DBE was most recently Senior Vice President, Apple Retail based in Cupertino, CA. During her five years, she integrated Apple's physical and digital businesses to create a seamless customer journey for over a billion visitors a year. Under her leadership she redesigned the stores and recrafted the roles for 70,000 globally. She also reimagined the retail experience with the launch of a transformative educational program focused on coding, music creation and the arts. To book now: https://www.apbspeakers.com/speaker/a...
Angela Ahrendts DBE was most recently Senior Vice President, Apple Retail based in Cupertino, CA. During her five years, she integrated Apple's physical and digital businesses to create a seamless customer journey for over a billion visitors a year. Under her leadership she redesigned the stores and recrafted the roles for 70,000 globally. She also reimagined the retail experience with the launch of a transformative educational program focused on coding, music creation and the arts. To book now: https://www.apbspeakers.com/speaker/a...
Angela Ahrendts is the former CEO of Burberry and head of Retail for Apple. In this episode, we discuss how leadership needs to be reimagined for a new age. Angela believes that leaders must learn how to share their power, connect people, and build an environment that encourages everyone to shape the future of the organization. ▬ Episode Chapters ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 Intro 5:06 Meeting the workplace expectations of digital natives 10:05 Building an everyone culture at Apple Retail 18:24 Making more leaders servant leaders 25:41 Developing new metrics to gauge human impact 29:50 The power…
In this incredibly inspiring episode of the Humanizing Growth Series, we sit down with Angela Ahrendts, Former CEO Burberry ...
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