British luxury fashion house Burberry appoints Danuta Gray to board

Gray is currently chair of Direct Line Insurance Group plc which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. Until recently she was also chair of St Modwen Property plc and a member of the board at the UK Ministry of Defence. She has previously served on the boards of Aldermore Bank plc, Old Mutual plc, Page Group plc, Paddy Power plc and Aer Lingus plc.

Between 2001 and 2010, Gray was CEO of Telefonica O2 in Ireland and an executive director of Telefonica Europe plc. Prior to these roles, she held several senior executive positions at BT. She is also a member of the Employ Autism Development Board.

“Danuta is a highly experienced Non-Executive Director and Chair, having served on the boards of a variety of listed companies. She also has a strong understanding of consumers and the use of technology gained through her executive career. We are delighted that she has accepted our invitation to join the Burberry Board,” Gerry Murphy, chair, Burberry, said in a statement.

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