Angela Ahrendts' life from a rural girl became Apple's most important person with the highest salary in America
We often think that CEOs and directors of technology companies have a technology background. However, this is not necessarily true, because Apple's female general is against the minds of many people, Angela Ahrendts is one of the heathen people who have never worked in technology but when she joined Apple she held a rather high position for many years. Before coming to Apple, Ahrendts was a very famous CEO of Burberry fashion for 8 years.
This shows that Apple has been very fond of Ahrendts because after four years of joining, she has become the highest-income employee here, even twice as high as Tim Cook.
Here is Ahrendts' journey from a small town outside Indianapolis to become the director of the world's most valuable company:
Ahrendts was born and raised in a family of 6 siblings in New Palestine, India. Ever since childhood, she has shown her talent and passion for fashion. In-house fashion magazines are transformed into artistic images, not stopping there, she also transforms the floor under her wardrobe into her own artistic oasis. And the dream of growing up will join the fashion industry.
As a teenager, with her ideal height Ahrendts was often chosen to be in the school's cheerleading team as well as playing sports very well.
Ahrendts attended the Ball State University School in Indiana.
After finishing the final exam, she immediately bought a one-way ticket to the New York fashion capital to start her career here. The first job when Ahrendts came to New York was a salesman for a male fashion company. Later, she moved to work for Warnaco underwear company.
In the mid-90s, Ahrendts joined Henri Bendel and was responsible for expanding the system and number of stores.
Ahrendts' main job is to open Bendel fashion stores in new markets, but after a while of running, the company's management has stopped this project.
In 1998, Ahrendts joined Liz Claiborne after 8 years, she won the position of executive vice president at the company.
The longest position she took over was the CEO of Burberry, from 2006 to 2014. During her time as CEO, she received sponsorship of clothes from Burberry which, according to rumors, could reach tens of thousands of dollars. . While working for Burberry, she also pushed the company to embrace new technologies.
Burberry's reputation improved markedly during the time Ahrendts operated. Prince Charles also helped the company open a new headquarters in Wesminter in October 2009. They have also launched new product lines, and the company's retail operations have expanded into many new markets.
For convenience, Ahrendts decided to move to England to live. The house in England is a villa of 1,100 square meters, located on the outskirts of the city. In this villa there is almost full amenities such as tennis courts, swimming pools .
After settling down, Ahrendts was married to her high school lover Gregg at the age of 30, who accepted to stay at home when the family moved to London due to his wife's work requirements at Burberry.
Ahrendts has 3 children, 2 daughters Sommer and Angelina, and her son Jennings
For Ahrendts family, it was very important, she refused to attend Oscars to spend more time with her family.
She awoke at 4:35 every morning without an alarm clock. She said she was also addicted to Diet Coke. She used to confess to drinking up to 5, 6 cans a day.
In 2013, she became Britain's highest-paid CEO, earning $ 26.3 million a year.
In 2014, Ahrendts was appointed "Dame Commander" by the British royal family.
She was ordained for "dedication to the British business."
When she worked at Burberry, the company's stock had more than tripled.
In April 2014, Ahrendts became vice president of retail at Apple.
Apple has mandated her to refurbish their stores, and seeks to improve employees' morale. Apples also tasked her to turn the purchase process in the Apple store into a high-end experience, more luxurious.
She was a fan of Apples before joining the company.
"If I want to follow a company, it is Apple," she said.
Currently, she is the highest paid employee at Apple, earning $ 24.2 million in 2017.
This number is double that of CEO Tim Cook's salary.
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