Burberry appoints Saint-Affrique as non-executive director

25 Nov '20

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Antoine Bernard de Saint-Affrique. Pic: Burberry

British luxury fashion house Burberry Group plc has appointed Antoine Bernard de Saint-Affrique to the board as a non-executive director and member of the Audit and Nomination Committees, with effect from January 1, 2021. Saint-Affrique is currently CEO of the Barry Callebaut Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of chocolate and cocoa products.

Prior to joining Barry Callebaut in 2015, Saint-Affrique held several senior roles at Unilever plc, latterly as president of the Foods division and member of the Executive Committee. From 2008 to March 2020, he served as non-executive director of Essilor International, the world’s leading ophthalmic optics company which, prior to its merger with Luxottica Group SpA, was listed on Euronext Paris and included in the CAC 40 index.

“Saint-Affrique’s international business experience, strong understanding of consumers and focus on sustainability will be hugely valuable to Burberry. We are delighted that he has accepted our invitation to join the Burberry Board,” said Burberry chairman Gerry Murphy.

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