Burberry appoints chief supply chain officer

Luxury brand Burberry has appointed Jerome Le Bleis as chief supply chain officer.

Due to join the business on 1 January, Le Bleis is currently working in Paris as executive vice president of group operations at Lacoste. He has previously held senior positions at Carrefour and Nestle and has also worked at Michelin and Hewlett Packard.

At Burberry, Le Bleis will lead the company’s supply chain team from London and will report to Burberry chief executive Marco Gobbetti.

Gobbetti said: “Jerome has excellent experience leading high performing teams and shares our values making him a great fit culturally. I am looking forward to working with him as we continue to strengthen the Burberry brand and position the business for growth.”

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