Andy Hobart

Biography

Andy Hobart is Interim Director General – Chief Finance Officer at the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG). He joined MHCLG as Commercial Director in September 2018.

During his career Andy has held Divisional Chief Executive level roles in the B2B Services, Construction and Housing Sectors with firms such as Wates Group, Balfour Beatty, Rentokil Initial and RAC. Most recently before joining MHCLG he had been a Non-Executive Director in the Housing Sector, and advised Private Equity firms on investments in the Business Services sector.

Andy holds a M.A. in Engineering Science from Oxford and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Previous roles in government

  • Director General, Chief Financial Officer