Sheffield honour for Burberry executive

BURBERRY executive Christopher Bailey has been awarded an honorary degree by Sheffield Hallam University.

The fashion house’s chief creative officer was given the award in recognition of his contribution to his industry and his charitable work.

Mr Bailey, who is responsible for design, advertising and brand image at Burberry,  toured the university’s facilities and met students when he visited to accept the award.

Accepting his award, Mr Bailey said: “It is a privilege and an honour to become a part of Sheffield Hallam University. I have been to a lot of universities and what I have seen today is up there with the best in the UK.

“I’m from Yorkshire and home means an awful lot to me. It is wonderful to have such an incredible and inspiring learning place at the heart of the region. Thank you for having me as part of your gang.”

Professor Philip Jones, vice-chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University, said: “We were delighted to welcome Christopher to the University. He has inspired our students and given them some invaluable advice and feedback that will shape their futures.

“We were particularly pleased to show Christopher the breadth of creative courses that we delivered here at Hallam and to show how our students use our state of the art facilities to turn their creative ideas into reality.”