
Ashley
Hobkinson
Odgers Berndtson
London office
Ashley Hobkinson is a Partner in the London office of Odgers Berndtson working primarily in the Retail, Travel, Leisure & Hospitality sectors. On joining Odgers Berndtson in 2008 in Cape Town, he developed a Retail & Consumer practice completing engagements from Chief Executive through to Chief Financial Officers, Human Resources, Logistics as well as Planning and Senior Merchandising roles. With over ten years of international executive search experience, he has returned to the UK business to lead the Travel, Leisure & Hospitality practice. In his previous role, he was a Director with a UK PLC recruitment business working in the UK and subsequently launching their businesses in New York and latterly South Africa. Ashley holds a BSc from the Leeds Metropolitan University.
Technological advances, globalization and the Internet are reshaping the rules in today's consumer & retail services market, demanding exceptional talent at the top.