Career
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.
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.
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 25 March 2011, Hornby resigned as Chief Executive of Alliance Boots. On 18 July 2011, he commenced his role as Chief Executive of Coral, which consists of a Retail estate of 1,750 betting shops, as well as an interactive business offering betting via Internet, telephone and mobile.
In June 2012, Hornby was appointed chairman of Pharmacy2U, an internet and mail order pharmacy. Pharmacy2U said that Mr Hornby would continue in his position at Coral alongside the Pharmacy2U role. The business added that he would work closely with the board and management team "to refine and develop the company’s strategy as it enters a period of ambitious growth".
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