Andrew James Bond (born 16 March 1965) is a former

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having resigned in April 2010."Asda Chief Bond Steps Down"
''The Guardian'', 12 April 2010

Early life

Bond's father was a plumber and his mother a nurse. He was born in

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, and attended

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and gained four A levels. He received a first-class

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Hons in Gas Engineering from

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in 1987 as part of a

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scholarship spending a year on the job in the gas industry.

Career

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

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. 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

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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

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clothing brand of ASDA (worth about £1bn a year on its own in the UK, and based near

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), working with designer Kate Bostock, after the potentially-damaging departure of George Davies. He became

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of ASDA in September 2004, then CEO in March 2005, resigning this position in April 2010.

Personal life

He married Susan Stringfellow in April 1997 in North Yorkshire. They live in

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with their son (born 1998) and daughter (born 1999), having formerly lived in

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. He is keen on personal fitness.

References

External links

Opening the new Salford Business School in May 2007

November 2006 ''Telegraph'' article on employing 1,800 people to belatedly improve ASDA's internet presence

February 2006 ''Independent'' article - A day in the life of Andy Bond

Becoming ASDA boss in March 2005

November 2002 ''Times'' article on his GEORGE empire

Video clips

April 2007 interview on BBC Breakfast
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