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Christopher Bailey (born 1971) is the Chief Creative and chief executive officer of Burberry, and is responsible for creating and delivering the company's global vision and business strategy, including overseeing collections, brand imagery, product design, creative marketing, architecture, consumer technology and digital innovation.〔http://www.burberryplc.com/file.axd?pointerid=5df5ff0369a2473bb76cd31ab87f6d29〕 He took up the role of Chief Creative and chief executive officer on 1 May 2014, following the departure of former CEO Angela Ahrendts.〔http://www.burberryplc.com/media_centre/press_releases/2014/board-change_2〕 ==Career== Bailey, was born in Yorkshire, the son of a carpenter and a window dresser for Marks and Spencer. He graduated from the Royal College of Art with a Master's degree in 1994 and later received an honorary fellowship from the College in 2004〔 and, in 2013, an honorary doctorate. From 1994 to 1996 he was the Womenswear Designer at Donna Karan and Senior Designer of Womenswear at Gucci in Milan from 1996 to 2001. He joined Burberry in May 2001 as design director and became Creative Director in 2004, and Chief Creative Officer in November 2009.〔 On 15 October 2013 Bailey was named as the next CEO of Burberry following Angela Ahrendts' departure to Apple in mid-2014. Bailey took up the role of Chief Creative and chief executive officer on 1 May 2014. Bailey is credited with transforming the fortunes of the company,〔 turning it into the luxury industry's digital leader and overseeing a reinvigoration of the company's design. Bailey masterminded the design of Burberry's largest store, 121 Regent Street in London, opened in 2012, a bricks-and-mortar incarnation of the brand's website. He also oversaw the design and development of the Burberry Global Headquarters at Horseferry House in London, opened in 2009. In 2008, Bailey, alongside Angela Ahrendts, established the Burberry Foundation, dedicated to helping young people realise their dreams and potential through the power of their creativity. The Burberry Foundation invests in select charities focused on supporting young people in the key cities in regions where the majority of Burberry employees live and work, and where they are able to participate in volunteer roles.〔http://www.burberryplc.com/corporate_responsibility/burberry_foundation〕 Bailey is also mentor to emerging British creative talent from UK institutions including the Royal College of Art and the University of Huddersfield. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christopher Bailey (fashion designer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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