Burberry’s Julie Brown Joins Boris Johnson’s Business Brain Trust – WWD

LONDON – Burberry‘S Julie Brown is joining the prime minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnsonbelieves the new business brain, and will be the sole voice of the country’s fashion and luxury industries on the 28-member business council.

Brown, BurberryIts chief executive officer and chief financial officer will join UK business leaders including Clare Barclay, chief executive officer of Microsoft UK; Charlie Nunn, CEO of Lloyds Banking Group, and Ben van Beurden, CEO of Shell, on the new business council will advise Johnson on how to supercharge the economy after the pandemic and Brexit.

Johnson is under tremendous pressure to strengthen the economy and lift the country’s spirits amid rising income taxes and price inflation, as well as the new business and commercial environment following Britain’s departure. European Union.

He also wants to stay away from a host of political troubles related to the pandemic.

Johnson is the subject of a police investigation into alleged illegal parties held in Downing Street during the government-imposed lockdowns in the United Kingdom. thoughtless and not suitable for the office. There have been calls for him to resign.

Johnson has apologized for his behavior and said he will do everything right. “I understand, and I will fix it,” he said.

Downing Street announced the formation of a business board on Tuesday with Johnson saying he wants to go “further and faster” with his plans to grow the economy and “upgrade” parts of the business. country.

Since the 2019 election, Johnson has talked about investing in the north of England, which is behind London and the richer south-east in terms of infrastructure, jobs and business opportunities.

The formation of the council marks the two-year anniversary of Brexit, and Johnson has also outlined plans to help businesses cut many of the regulations, red tape and working practices that the UK adopted as part of the UK. of the European Union.

Downing Street said the new council would not only support the UK’s post-COVID-19 recovery, but also prioritize implementing the “green industrial revolution”, creating new jobs and “unlocking investment”. Global”.

“We already have one of the most open economies in Europe thanks to a vaccine rollout, and with the constraints firmly behind us, we can now go even further,” said Johnson. boost the economy and capitalize on the benefits of Brexit.”

Rishi SunakThe Premier of Exchequer, said the country plans to invest billions of pounds in innovation, infrastructure and skills to ensure the UK “continues to be the most attractive place in the world to do business”. .

Burberry’s Brown will make many contributions: Along with the company’s former CEO Marco GobbettiShe led Burberry through the maze of costly post-Brexit compliance and trade regulations.

Burberry also offers advice to the UK government as the Brexit deal with the EU is being worked out and delivered PPE to NHS hospital During the pandemic, masks and medical gowns are manufactured at trenchcoat factories in Yorkshire.

As reported, Burberry won a £573,000 contract from the government in September 2020 to sew gowns and PPE.

The deal is in addition to the more than 160,000 pieces of PPE that Burberry makes at its trenchcoat factory in Castleford, Yorkshire, and donate to the NHS and healthcare charities in the early days of COVID-19.