Burberry appoints Chief Operating Supply Chain Officer, and Chief Customer Officer
British luxury fashion house Burberry has announced the appointment of Matteo Calonaci as Chief Operating and Supply Chain Officer and Johnattan Leon as Chief Customer Officer.
Calonaci who is currently Burberry Senior Vice President of Strategy and Transformation will be responsible for overseeing Supply Chain and Planning, Strategy and Transformation, and Data and Analytics. He succeeds current urberry Supply Chain and Industrial Officer, Klaus Bierbrauer, who will be leaving the company following the brands’ winter 2025/2026 show and a transition period. Calonaci holds an MBA from London Business School and engineering degrees from Politecnico di Milano and the University of Minnesota. He has a strong background in strategy, operations, and engineering, having held positions Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Procter & Gamble (P&G) and Yoox Net-a-Porter Group prior to joining Burberry in November 2020.
Johnattan who currently serves as Burberry’s Senior Vice President of Commercial and Chief of Staff will lead Burberry’s Customer, Client Engagement, Customer Service and Retail Excellence teams, while overseeing Burberry’s Digital, Outlet and Commercial operations. He has a background in management consulting and extensive experience advising global fashion markets with a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University and an MBA from London Business School. Prior to joining Burberry in November 2017, he worked at McKinsey in various roles from 2010 to 2013 and again from 2015 to 2016.
‘Today’s appointments reflect the exceptional talent and leadership we have at Burberry. Both Matteo and Johnattan have been instrumental in strengthening our focus on executional excellence and elevating our customer experience. Their deep understanding of our business, our people, and our customers gives me full confidence that their leadership will help drive Burberry Forward,’ Burberry Chief Executive Officer Joshua Schulman said in a press release.
Matteo Calonaci and Johnattan Leon will join the Executive Committee, and will report to Schulman.
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