Former Asda man Mark Hart joins British luxury fashion brand Burberry as IT Project Manager

Mark Hart is starting a new position as IT Project Manager at Burberry. He was previously at Connells Group, where he served as Senior IT Project Manager, and has also worked at Asda (IT Project Manager).

Richard Bougourd

Richard Bougourd recently started a new position as Director - IT Service & Delivery EMEIA at Burberry.

His CV includes stints at Dr. Martens (Global Head of Technology - Group & Service Management), Joules (Senior Information Technology Engineer), and Selfridges (Regional Operations Lead).

Matteo Calonaci

In December, we reported that Burberry had appointed Matteo Calonaci as Chief Operating and Supply Chain Officer and Johnattan Leon as Chief Customer Officer.

Both will join the executive committee, reporting to CEO Joshua Schulman.

Calonaci was previously Senior Vice President of Strategy and Transformation at Burberry. In his new role, he will be responsible for overseeing supply chain and planning, strategy and transformation, and data and analytics. He succeeds Klaus Bierbrauer, currently Burberry Supply Chain and Industrial Officer, who will be leaving the company following its winter show and a transition period.

Leon was previously Burberry’s Senior Vice President of Commercial and Chief of Staff. As Chief Customer Officer, he will lead the customer, client engagement, customer service and retail excellence teams, while overseeing the digital, outlet and commercial operations.

“Today’s appointments reflect the exceptional talent and leadership we have at Burberry. Both Matteo and Johnattan have been instrumental in strengthening our focus on executional excellence and elevating our customer experience. Their deep understanding of our business, our people, and our customers gives me full confidence that their leadership will help drive us forward," said Schulman.

2026 RTIH Innovation Awards

Supply chain technology will be a key focus area at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards.

The awards are now open for entries and celebrate global retail technology innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.

Our winners will be revealed at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC in Central London on Wednesday, 4th November.

Check out our 2025 winners here.

Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.

In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”

“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”

He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”

Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.