February 26, 2024 by MMR
Lanesha Minnix, Walgreens Boots Alliance, WBA, WBA CEO Tim Wentworth
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has named Lanesha Minnix the company’s executive vice president (EVP) and global chief legal officer. Minnix, most recently EVP, general counsel and corporate secretary for Ecolab, Inc., will assume her new role with WBA on April 15. Minnix, who will report to WBA CEO Tim Wentworth and serve
February 26, 2024 by MMR
Elizabeth Burger, Manmohan Mahajan, Mary Langowski, Walgreens Boots Alliance, WBA
2024, Issue 02-26-2024
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has bolstered its top management with the appointments of a U.S. Healthcare segment leader, a permanent chief financial officer and a human resources chief. Mary Langowski was named president of U.S. Healthcare, Manmohan Mahajan was appointed global CFO, and Elizabeth Burger was named chief human resources officer. The
January 24, 2024 by MMR
Shields Health Solutions, Walgreens Boots Alliance, WBA
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — According to published reports, Walgreens Boots Alliance is exploring options, including the sale of Shields Health Solutions, a specialty pharmacy business it purchased three years ago. The business might be valued at $4 billion in a potential sale, according to a Bloomberg report on
November 27, 2023 by MMR
chief executive officer Tim Wentworth, Walgreens Boots Alliance, WBA
Issue 11-27-2023
DEERFIELD, Ill. — New Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) chief executive officer Tim Wentworth has wasted little time in streamlining operations. The company this month laid off 267 corporate-level workers, including chief merchandising officer Luke Rauch. Those laid off represent 5% of WBA’s total corporate workforce and also included Robert Tompkins, group vice president and general
November 1, 2023 by MMR
Neal Sample, Tim Wentworth, Walgreen Boots Alliance, WBA
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DEERFIELD, Ill. – Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) today named Neal Sample as its new executive vice president and chief information officer (CIO), effective immediately. Sample will report to Tim Wentworth, chief executive officer of WBA, as a member of the executive committee and serve on the IT governance committee. He has been working alongside WBA
August 28, 2023 by Jeffrey Woldt
CareCentrix, John Driscoll, Rick Gates, Shields Health Solutions, VillageMD, Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance, WBA
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance has spent the last several years assembling the components of a vast health care ecosystem, one that promises to enhance patient access, improve outcomes and lower overall costs. Today the company is aligning those assets — which include CareCentrix, a platform that coordinates care delivered in the home; Shields
August 10, 2023 by MMR
Village Medical at Walgreens, VillageMD, Walgreens Boots Alliance, WBA
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DEERFIELD, Ill. – Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) and VillageMD announced Thursday the opening of the first Village Medical at Walgreens primary care practice in the Chicago area. The practice is located at 641 Meacham Road, in Elk Grove Village, Ill. “At Village Medical, we partner with our patients to help them get well and stay
July 27, 2023 by MMR
James Kehoe, Manmohan Mahajan, Walgreens Boots Alliance, WBA
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DEERFIELD, Ill. – Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has announced the departure of James Kehoe, executive vice president and global chief financial officer. Kehoe will leave WBA in mid-August to pursue an opportunity in the technology sector. Manmohan Mahajan, senior vice president, global controller, has been named interim global chief financial officer while the company conducts
July 10, 2023 by MMR
Q3, WBA
Issue 07-10-2023
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) will shutter an additional 300 Boots outlets in the U.K. and 150 Walgreens stores, and cut hours at other U.S. stores, global chief financial officer James Kehoe said during a conference call discussing third quarter results. The actions are among “cost-saving initiatives” that Kehoe noted after the company
June 27, 2023 by MMR
Q3, Walgreens Boots Alliance, WBA
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) on Tuesday reported mixed results for its third quarter, beating analysts’ sales estimates but falling short of profit expectations. Sales for the period ended May 31 advanced 8.6% from the year-ago quarter to $35.4 billion, topping Wall Street’s forecast of $33.79 billion. But adjusted earnings per share came
June 19, 2023 by MMR
Melissa Salo, MMR's Most Influential Women, Walgreens Boots Alliance, WBA
Issue 06-19-2023
DEERFIELD, Ill. — As chief procurement officer at Walgreens Boots Alliance, Melissa Salo oversees commercial relationships with the retail pharmacy chain’s suppliers and partners. “I am responsible for leading the procurement team for goods and services not for resale,” she says. “Our team partners with business to procure technology, property, supply chain and logistics, marketing,
March 2, 2023 by smeyer and MMR
Option Care Health, Walgreens Boots Alliance, WBA
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) announced Thursday that it has sold 13.0 million shares of Option Care Health (OPCH) common stock in an underwritten secondary offering and, subject to completion of the offering, a concurrent share repurchase by OPCH in the amount of approximately 2.5 million shares. After the sale, Walgreens Boots Alliance’s