8. Burberry
Brand Value: $4,194 mnBurberry Group plc is a British luxury fashion house, distributing clothing and fashion accessories and licensing fragrances. Angela Ahrendts, CEO of Burberry, has been named as the first woman to make it to the top of Britain's executive pay league.
Ahrendts has been credited with 'de-chavving' Burberry and turning it into one of the world's most powerful luxury fashion houses. Her aggressive approach towards social media and innovative promotional concepts is well recognized to escalate the once-traditional brand to the limelight.