John Lee Hoerner (born September 1939) is an American businessman, CEO of

Burton Group Arcadia Group Ltd (formerly Arcadia Group plc and, until 1998, Burton Group plc) was a British multinational retailing company headquartered in London, England. It was best known for being the previous parent company of British Home Stores (BH ...

which became

Arcadia Group Arcadia Group Ltd (formerly Arcadia Group plc and, until 1998, Burton Group plc) was a British multinational retailing company headquartered in London, England. It was best known for being the previous parent company of British Home Stores (BH ...

from 1991 to November 2000.

Early life

Hoerner was born in September 1939.

Career

Hoerner was CEO of

which became

from 1991 to November 2000, succeeding

Ralph Halpern Sir Ralph Mark Halpern (24 October 1938 – 10 August 2022) was a British businessman, who was the founder of Topshop and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Burton Group from 1979 to 1991. Early life Ralph Halpern was born in October 1938 i ...

. He was "abruptly replaced" as chief executive at Arcadia by his "former protege",

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Personal life

Hoerner and his wife Anna live on a Gloucestershire farm, with three horses, and their rescue dogs from

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References

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