Alliance Boots
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.
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