Biography
Hornby was born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, but brought up in Bristol, where his father was headteacher of Clifton College Preparatory School.
Hornby is currently the Chief Executive of Coral and the Chairman of Pharmacy2U. Prior to joining Coral, he was Group Chief Executive of Alliance Boots and previously served as Group Chief Executive of Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS). He has also held a range of roles at Asda, including Retail Managing Director and Managing Director of "George" clothing. He has a degree in English Literature from St Peter's College, Oxford University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School where he graduated top of his class of 800 students.
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