Burberry appoints Chief Supply Chain Officer

Burberry has appointed Jerome Le Bleis as Chief Supply Chain Officer and he will join the British luxury house in the new year.

Le Bleis will join from Lacoste in Paris where he is Executive Vice President, Group Operations. He has previously held senior positions at Carrefour and Nestle and has also worked at Michelin and Hewlett Packard after starting his career at KPMG.

In his new role he will report to Burberry CEO Marco Gobbetti and will start on 6 January. “We are delighted to welcome Jerome Le Bleis as our new Chief Supply Chain Officer. 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," Gobbetti said.