Burberry Group plc (BRBY) Q4 2022 Earnings Call

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Good morning. I'm Gerry Murphy, Chair at Burberry, and I'm joined by Julie Brown, our Chief Operating and Financial Officer. I'll start with a brief introduction before handing over to Julie to discuss our first half results and give a progress update on our strategy. As a reminder, the presentation slides are available on the IR section of our website. A transcript will also be available. We'd be happy to take your questions at the end of the presentation. As announced in late June, our CEO, Marco Gobetti, will be leaving the company at the end of the calendar year. I want to take this opportunity to wish Marco and his family well in their imminent return to Italy. I also want to thank him for his vision and leadership in the transformation of Burberry, his strong partnership with me personally, and for his professionalism and commitment during the transition to a successor, Jonathan Aykroyd, whose appointment we announced a few weeks ago, with effect from the beginning of April next year. We're delighted that Jonathan will be joining Burberry as the next chapter in a very successful career in luxury fashion. Initially a Chief Merchandising Officer at Harrods, followed by 12 years at Kering as CEO of Alexander McQueen, and most recently five years in Milan as CEO of the iconic Italian brand Versace. Jonathan is an experienced leader with a strong track record in building global luxury fashion brands and driving profitable growth. He shares our values and our ambition to build on Burberry's unique British creative heritage and his deep luxury and fashion industry expertise will be key to advancing the next phase of Burberry's evolution. Four years ago, even before I joined Burberry, Marco set out a strategy for transformation and growth by elevating Burberry's luxury...