Coral Bookmakers Appoint New Chief Executive

Andy Hornby has been appointed as the new chief executive of bookmaker Coral retail & remote gambling division.

The appointment comes after a 12 month search for a replacement for Nick Rust who left Gala Coral for competitor Ladbrokes last year.

Hornby is the former Group Chief Executive of Alliance Boots, the international pharmacy-led health & beauty group & previously the Group Chief Executive of banking group HBOS until its rescue takeover by Lloyds TSB Group in 2008.

A spokesman for Coral said: “We are delighted that someone of [Hornby’s] calibre is taking the reins and will be chief executive of retail and remote gambling.”