Directorate Change

Burberry Group PLC
29 March 2007



BURBERRY GROUP PLC - DIRECTORATE CHANGES

Burberry Group plc (the 'Company') is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian
Carter as a non-executive director, with effect from 1 April 2007. Ian Carter
is Executive Vice President of Hilton Hotels Corporation and Chief Executive
Officer of Hilton International Co., and was a director of Hilton Group plc
until the acquisition of Hilton International by Hilton Hotels Corporation in
February 2006.

There are no further matters to be disclosed under LR 9.6.13R of the Listing 
Rules of the UK Listing Authority.

The Company also announces that Guy Peyrelongue will retire as a non-executive
director with effect from 31 March 2007. In addition, Guy Peyrelongue retired
from the position of chairman of the Remuneration Committee with effect from 23
March 2007.  The board thanks Guy for his valuable contribution and wishes him
well for the future.

David Tyler, who has been a non-executive director of the Company since June
2002 and is currently a member of the Audit Committee, took up the position of
chairman of the Remuneration Committee with effect from 23 March 2007.


Following the changes outlined above, the Company's board will comprise:

       John Peace - Chairman
       Rose Marie Bravo - Vice-Chairman
       Angela Ahrendts - Chief Executive Officer
       Stacey Cartwright - Chief Financial Officer
       Philip Bowman - Senior Independent Director
       David Tyler - non-executive director
       Stephanie George - non-executive director
       Ian Carter - non-executive director





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