January 25, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) will hold its virtual annual stockholders’ meeting on Jan. 28, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. CST. A live audio webcast of the meeting will be available through the WBA investor relations website at https://investor.walgreensbootsalliance.com. A replay of the meeting will be archived on the website for 12 months after the
October 30, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
James Skinner, Valerie Jarrett, Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA)
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DEERFIELD, Ill. —Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) announced on Friday the appointment of Valerie Jarrett to the company’s board of directors and to the board’s audit committee and compensation and leadership performance committee, effective immediately. She joins the board as an independent director and becomes the board’s eleventh member. Jarrett is an acclaimed business executive and
July 27, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
James Skinner, Stefano Pessina, WBA
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) announced on Monday plans for a transition of leadership, to prepare for the appointment of a new chief executive officer as Stefano Pessina has decided to step down from that role. The board of directors will begin a search for a new CEO, and at the time of
January 17, 2018 by Geoff Walden
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Walgreens is halfway through a transformation that includes a rethinking of its supply chain and services, Walgreens Boots Alliance executive vice chairman and CEO Stefano Pessina said at the company’s annual shareholders meeting. Walgreens is also recasting its approach to interacting with customers and patients, Pessina added, noting that 2018 will see
June 6, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Barry Rosenstein, James Skinner, JANA Partners, Stefano Pessina, Walgreens Boots Alliance
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Activist investor Barry Rosenstein, managing partner of hedge fund JANA Partners LLC, has stepped down from the Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA) board after reducing his investment in the company. WBA said Rosenstein, who had been a director since September 2014, was slated to end his service on the board once JANA’s
May 23, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Activist investor Barry Rosenstein, managing partner of hedge fund JANA Partners LLC, has stepped down from the Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Inc. board after reducing his investment in the company. WBA said late Friday that Rosenstein, who has been a director since September 2014, was slated to end his service on the
January 27, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
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NEW YORK — Walgreens Boots Alliance’s deal to acquire Rite Aid and partnership with Valeant Pharmaceuticals will build on WBA’s strong start in its first full year as a unified company, executive vice chairman and CEO Stefano Pessina said here at the annual shareholders meeting. “I am happy to say that we are on track
July 9, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. announced executive vice chairman Stefano Pessina as its permanent chief executive officer in reporting increased sales and earnings for its fiscal 2015 third quarter. The company said Thursday that its board of directors appointed Pessina as CEO, effective immediately. He had been serving as acting CEO since January,
January 5, 2015 by Mark Tosh and Chain Drug Review
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — The New Year ushered in the beginning of a new era at Walgreen Co., which is scheduled to complete the second and final step of its merger with Alliance Boots GmbH in the first quarter. And this new era for Walgreens Boots Alliance will get under way without the presence of longtime
September 8, 2014 by Chain Drug Review
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreen Co. has named activist investor Barry Rosenstein, founder and managing partner of hedge fund JANA Partners LLC, to its board of directors. Walgreens said Monday that it also plans to name a second new director to its board as the company moves forward to complete its merger with Alliance Boots GmbH. Early