The Walpole Power List 2020 | The Legends: Thierry Andretta, CEO, Mulberry
In today’s focus on the Legends on the List, we hear from Thierry Andretta, the CEO of luxury accessories brand Mulberry, who focuses on the brand’s many positive achievements amongst the year’s challenges – amongst them its commitment to sustainability, and production of reusable PPE at the height of the pandemic. Read on for more from today’s Power List profile, in association with Investec.
Thierry Andretta is Chief Executive of Mulberry. Prior to joining Mulberry in 2015, Mr Andretta was CEO of Buccellati and Non-Executive Director at ACNE Studios and Sergio Tacchini. He was previously Executive Chairman/CEO at Lanvin and Moschino, President Emerging Brands at Gucci Group with responsibility for Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney and Balenciaga, and Executive Chairman/CEO of Céline, part of the LVMH Fashion Group. Mr Andretta has extensive experience across the luxury sector, with a focus on retail, digital, omni-channel and international expansion.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU TO BE NAMED A WALPOLE 2020 POWER LIST WINNER?
Accolades such as this mean even more in 2020, when we have all been challenged in ways that were unimaginable when the year started. This year has seen all of us unite against the pandemic and I’m honoured to be included in the Power List.
WHY DO YOU THINK YOU WERE NAMED ON THE LIST THIS YEAR?
If I look back at our team’s work during the past year, our commitment to both sustainability and community really stand out and I’m incredibly proud of what we have achieved. Our Made to Last sustainable consumer event at London Fashion Week, the switch of production at our Somerset factory to make reusable PPE at the height of the pandemic, and the relaunch our ‘Icons’ collection including the ‘Alexa’ bag with fully sustainable updates are just some of the achievements – positive stories amongst this year’s challenges.
The second-annual Walpole Power List, naming 2020’s 50 Most Influential People in British Luxury - and held in association with Investec - has been revealed. Released to mark the day the 19th British Luxury Awards would have taken place, The Power List celebrates the inspirational individuals – the 50 Most Influential People in British Luxury – within Walpole member brands who, despite enormous challenges throughout 2020, have continued to steer the sector to success.
Introducing the 2020 Walpole Legends, in association with Investec: High-profile figures who have led their business in a particularly supportive and inspiring way through the pandemic.
An early mentor of Walpole's Brands of Tomorrow programme, Demetra Pinsent is now the CEO of Charlotte Tilbury Beauty - the world-renowned make-up brand which has seen incredible growth this year, despite the obvious challenges. In today's Power List profile, in association with Investec, Demetra tells us what it means to be named one of the 50 Most Influential People in British Luxury, and how Charlotte Tilbury has achieved significant success in such a challenging year.
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