Christopher Bailey to cut all ties with Burberry
Creative force and one-time CEO to step down as chief designer in March and leave the firm entirely by the end of 2018
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Christopher Bailey: from Burberry chief executive to chief hatchet man
Fashion brand’s profit fall prompts bolder thinking from Bailey, who could use a retail specialist to help him turn things around
Burberry cheque: Christopher Bailey wins over fashion world but not the City
He was hired on sight as the brand’s designer and plucked from college by Donna Karan, but investors ask if he is worth £20m