Manley Named Burberry SVP of Marketing & Communications

Burberry has appointed Sarah Manley to be its Senior Vice President of Marketing & Communications, significantly boosting the executive’s responsibilities at the UK label.

With her new expanded role, Manley will be responsible for “all aspects of global marketing, advertising, all fashion and business PR, events and internal communication,” Burberry said in a release. So, now publishers worldwide know who to call for an ad page.

Manley, 37, has been with Burberry for seven years and previously held the title of SVP of PR & Communications. She will report to Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts. Her appointment is effective immediately.

Burberry, which was founded in 1856, is a London-based company where it is quoted on the local stock exchange.

The famously unflappable Manley is know to have tight connections with UK aristocracy and to be very close to Burberry’s creative director Christopher Bailey.

“It’s great news for me. I am really lucky and so fortunate to work for a great British company like Burberry and with people like Christopher and Angela,” Manley told FWD.

Born in London, Manley, a British citizen who spent the formative years of her youth living in Sicily, is fluent in Italian and French.

Prior to joining Burberry, Manley spent six years at Polo Ralph Lauren and four years at Yves Saint Laurent, holding various positions in marketing, media and PR.

Erudite and popular, Manley is one of fashion’s greatest fans of scuba diving, and famous for being a ring leader in a gang of petite PR powerhouses that London broad sheet The Daily Telegraph drolly entitled The Bond Street Mafia.

Source: fashionwiredaily.com