Brand awareness

BBC Director of Worldwide, John Smith, I think it is fair to say, likes a bit of style.  His annual write-up in the Sunday Telegraph pictures him in a sharp suit in front of the Tardis.   And he is, after all, a non-executive director of Burberry.

So perhaps it's not a surprise that he's snapped up the services of one Deborah Rowland from Gucci, where she was Executive Vice President, Global Human Resources.  Her title in W12 will be more prosaic - a mere People Director.  Her career as a director at Gucci lasted 65 days - but she's no shrinking violet on the old skill set; her profile on Linkedin carries the banner "Pioneer in leadership thinking and practice, and co-author of 'Sustaining Change: Leadership That Works'".  It's available at £7.50 off from Amazon. 

Deborah boasts a double first in Arch and Anth from New Hall, Cambridge University, where she also found time to be Social Secretary and chair the Rag Committee.