Burberry have announced changes to its board, appointing both a new senior independent director in Jeremy Darroch and a new non-executive director in Ron Frasch. Darroch will be succeeding Phillip Bowman, who will remain in his role until the end of October. Speaking on the appointments, chairman John Peace added, “On behalf of the board I would like to welcome Jeremy to his new role and to thank Philip for his immense contribution to Burberry since the IPO in 2002. The board and I have greatly appreciated Philip's wise counsel and he will be missed by us all.”