William Arthur Hobhouse (born September 1956)[1] is an English businessman and investor, former chairman of the furniture store chain Heal's.
He worked for Associated British Foods during university holidays, and the company subsequently paid for his education at business school.
[3] As a retailer, Hobhouse has worked with high street names such as Tie Rack, Whittard of Chelsea, Jack Wills, and Heal's, to restaurants such as Villandry and Le Pain Quotidien.
Hobhouse has been the CEO of Tie Rack, and Whittard of Chelsea, as well as chairman of Jack Wills and Explore Learning among others.
[4] In March 2017 Will Hobhouse was appointed High Sheriff of Hertfordshire [2] and his term of office runs until April 2018.