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Angela Ahrendts

アンジェラ・アーレンツ　/　あんじぇら・あーれんつ

American businessperson

June 12, 1960 (age 65)　・　New Palestine, Indiana, United States

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My Take

Angela Ahrendts fascinates me because she refused to stay in one lane. From small-town Indiana to rescuing Burberry, then crossing into Apple to run global retail, she proved that taste and operational rigor can travel between worlds most leaders never bridge. Fashion and technology rarely share a vocabulary, yet she spoke both fluently. The Forbes rankings and her British damehood only confirm what the career already shows: quiet, durable command rather than noisy showmanship. I admire executives who build influence through results instead of theatrics, and Ahrendts is a textbook case. Few people reinvent themselves at the top twice.

Overview

Dame Angela Jean Ahrendts (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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Angela Ahrendts
Name (Japanese): アンジェラ・アーレンツ
Reading: あんじぇら・あーれんつ
Born: June 12, 1960 (age 65)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Rat
Origin: New Palestine, Indiana, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: businessperson

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: New Palestine High School
University: Ball State University

Awards & achievements

2010 honorary doctorate
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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