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11 Oct

Walgreens Boots Alliance Names Tim Wentworth CEO – WWD

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. has tapped Tim Wentworth as its recent chief executive officer because it moves further away from its drugstore origins and into healthcare. Most recently, Wentworth was founding CEO of Evernorth, Cigna’s health services organization that partners with health plans, employers and government organizations. Prior to Cigna, Wentworth was CEO of Express Scripts, the most important pharmacy profit manager within the U.S., following the corporate’s merger with Medco Health Solutions Inc. in 2012. “The WBA board has been focused on bringing in a CEO with deep health care experience, and we're pleased to welcome Tim Wentworth as the corporate’s recent CEO,” said Stefano Pessina, executive chairman of Walgreens Boots Alliance. “He's an achieved and revered leader with profound expertise...
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2 Sep

Roz Brewer Exits Walgreens Boots Alliance – WWD

Roz Brewer is stepping down from the helm of Walgreens Boots Alliance and its board after two and a half years as the corporate dives deeper into health care, with each parties stressing that the choice was mutual. The board has appointed Ginger Graham, current lead independent director, as the corporate’s interim chief executive officer while it conducts a seek for a everlasting candidate. Executive chairman Stefano Pessina said the corporate will probably be looking for a successor with “deep health care experience to steer in today’s dynamic environment” because it moves further away from its drugstore origins and into health care. In a note on her LinkedIn page, which she wrote was one of the difficult she had ever needed to compose,...
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31 Oct

After Pledging Commitment To Diversify Supplier Spend, Walgreens Partners

Did you realize that Black people dignosed with melanoma are less more likely to survive than their white counterparts? In keeping with the Skin Cancer Foundation, while there are fewer instances of skin cancer amongst Black people, the mortality rate is dangerously higher. Black Girl Sunscreen founder Shontay Lundy is aiming to alter that, with the support of Walgreens. It was recently announced that the multi-billion drugstore brand is aiming to amplify supplier diversity by tapping 51 percent Black-owned brands to line their shelves. Black Girl Sunscreen is certainly one of those firms. “As a number one partner in reimagining local healthcare and wellbeing for all, ensuring that we create equitable opportunities for diverse suppliers to drive economic impact within the...
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