He started his career as a graduate trainee engineer with British Gas. In 1988, he worked for Manchester-based Hopkinsons Group, one of British Gas's suppliers, as a marketing manager. In 1992–1993, he studied for an MBA at Cranfield School of Management.
He began at ASDA as a marketing manager for Archie Norman, when aged 29 in April 1994, having been top of his course at Cranfield. He was noted for his determination and eye for detail. At ASDA, he worked under Allan Leighton and with Justin King. In 1998, he became corporate marketing director, then in 1999, he became European own-label director. In November 2000, he headed the George clothing brand of ASDA (worth about £1bn a year on its own in the UK, and based near Lutterworth), working with designer Kate Bostock, after the potentially-damaging departure of George Davies. He became Chief Operating Officer of ASDA in September 2004, then CEO in March 2005, resigning this position in April 2010.[1]
Personal lifeedit
He married Susan Stringfellow in April 1997 in North Yorkshire. They live in Harrogate with their son (born 1998) and daughter (born 1999), having formerly lived in Bitteswell. He is keen on personal fitness.
Referencesedit
^ ab"Asda Chief Bond Steps Down". The Guardian, 12 April 2010
External linksedit
May 2007 Guardian article - Bond, licensed to sell
Becoming ASDA boss in March 2005
November 2002 Times article on his GEORGE empire
Video clipsedit
April 2007 interview on BBC Breakfast
March 15, 2024
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