Andy Hornby

Quick Facts

Full Name	Andy Hornby
Occupation	Businessman
Date Of Birth	Jan 21, 1967(1967-01-21)
Age	57
Birthplace	Scarborough
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Aquarius

Andy Hornby Biography

Andy Hornby is one of the most popular and richest Businessman who was born on January 21, 1967 in Scarborough, United Kingdom. Blue Circle Industries was founded in 1900 as Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd. The company was located on the Thames estuary near London. In 2001 Blue Circle was acquired by Lafarge, which became the world’s largest cement manufacturer.

In November 1999 Hornby joined Halifax as chief executive of Retail and became chief executive of HBOS Retail following the merger with Bank of Scotland in

2001. In 2005 he was appointed chief operating officer of HBOS and he became Group chief executive in 2006, a position which he held until the takeover by Lloyds TSB Group. For five years Hornby was a non-executive director of Home Retail Group (& previously GUS Plc) where, until standing down in July 2009, he was also Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.

Hornby joined Alliance Boots on 1 July 2009 as Group chief executive. He worked in a collegiate manner under Stefano Pessina’s leadership with the other members of the Executive Committee: Ornella Barra (chief executive, Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division, Alliance Boots), Alex Gourlay (chief executive, Health & Beauty Division, Alliance Boots), George Fairweather (Group Finance Director, Alliance Boots) and Marco Pagni (Group Legal Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer, Alliance Boots). On 25 March 2011, Alliance Boots announced that Andy Hornby was stepping down from his position. After leaving, the company paid him an additional £450,000 to prevent him from joining a competitor.

On 1 July 2009, Hornby became Group chief executive of Alliance Boots, an international pharmacy-led health and beauty group with over 115,000 employees and a presence in over 20 countries worldwide.

On 1 November 1999, he joined the Halifax as chief executive of Halifax Retail. In September 2001, the bank merged with the Bank of Scotland. He became chief executive of the Retail Division of HBOS plc. He became chief operating officer (COO) in July 2005, then CEO in July 2006, taking over from James Crosby. In September 2008 he was chief executive officer of HBOS when it was near to bankruptcy. The bank agreed to be taken over by rival Lloyds TSB. After the takeover, Lloyds Banking Group stated that HBOS had made a pre-tax loss of £10.8bn in 2008. Hornby was subsequently retained on a “consultancy” contract by Lloyds Banking Group On 10 February 2009, Hornby and former HBOS chairman, Lord Stevenson of Coddenham came before the Treasury Select Committee of the House of Commons.

Andy Hornby Net Worth

Andy Hornby is one of the richest Businessman from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Andy Hornby 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Andy Hornby (born 21 January 1967) is an English businessman, currently chief executive of the bookmakers Coral and chairman of the online pharmacy retailer Pharmacy2U.

Asda is a large British retail chain and a subsidiary of the American retail giant, Wal-Mart. Hornby worked for Asda from 1996–99. He joined Asda as the Director of Corporate Development and later became Retail managing director and subsequently managing director of George clothing. About his time at Asda, Hornby said he had a new job every 18 months, starting in investor relations, running the stores and being the managing director of George clothing.

Hornby started his career with Boston Consulting Group where he focused on retail, consumer goods and financial sectors. After graduating from Harvard, he joined Blue Circle Industries where he carried out a range of general management roles. After leaving Blue Circle, he joined Asda under CEO Archie Norman, becoming Director of Corporate Development, Retail managing director, overseeing 36 stores and 14,000 employees; and then managing director of George whilst Allan Leighton was CEO. In 1999 he was promoted to the Asda Management Board at the age of 32.

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Who is Andy Hornby Dating?

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On 5 April 2013, The Banking Standards Commission asked financial regulators to consider whether three former HBOS bankers, including Hornby, should be barred from future roles in the financial sector. It said former bosses Sir James Crosby and Andy Hornby were largely to blame for the collapse of HBOS, then the UK’s fifth-biggest bank, in 2008; former chairman Lord Stevenson was also heavily criticised. The commission accused the trio of a “colossal failure” of management.

Facts & Trivia

Andy Ranked on the list of most popular Businessman. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Andy Hornby celebrates birthday on January 21 of every year.

What is Andy Hornby doing now?

Hornby is currently the chief executive of The Restaurant Group (TRG).

Who is the CEO of Coral?

Isharna Walsh is the Founder/CEO of Coral, a venture-backed tech/wellness startup to help you improve your sexual knowledge, confidence and communication (www.getcoral.co).