Burberry Americas Names New President

Burberry (London) announced Donald Kohler will take over as president of Burberry Americas effective Sept. 1. Kohler has worked at Burberry for eight years and most recently served as chief merchandising operations officer.

Kohler will be replacing current president Jan Heppe, who is retiring after 15 years in the role.

Women’s Wear Daily reports Kohler’s new role will include supervision of all sales channels, product ranges and distribution for North and South America.