What Happened?
Deerfield, IL-based Walgreens Boots Alliance Retired Anthony Roberts as Senior Vice President and Global Chief Information Officer
About the Company
Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) is the first global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise. The company`s heritage of trusted health care services through community pharmacy care and pharmaceutical wholesaling dates back more than 100 years. Walgreens Boots Alliance is the largest retail pharmacy, health and daily living destination across the U.S. and Europe. Walgreens Boots Alliance and the companies in which it has equity method investments together have a presence in more than 25* countries and employ more than 385,000* people. The company is a global leader in pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing retail and, together with the companies in which it has equity method investments, has approximately 14,500** stores in 11* countries as well as one of the largest global pharmaceutical wholesale and distribution networks, with more than 390* distribution centers delivering to more than 230,000*** pharmacies, doctors, health centers and hospitals each year in more than 20* countries. In addition, Walgreens Boots Alliance is one of the world`s largest purchasers of prescription drugs and many other health and wellbeing products. The company`s portfolio of retail and business brands includes Walgreens, Duane Reade, Boots and Alliance Healthcare, as well as increasingly global health and beauty product brands, such as No7, Soap & Glory, Liz Earle, Sleek MakeUP and Botanics. More company information is available at www.walgreensbootsalliance.com. * As of 31 August 2017, using publicly available information for AmerisourceBergen. ** As of 28 June 2018. *** For 12 months ending 31 August 2017, using publicly available information for AmerisourceBergen.
About the Person
Anthony Roberts serves as Global Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. Mr. Roberts serves as Director of operations IT and Healthcare Solutions Alliance Healthcare Division. Mr. Roberts served as Director of Group Information Technology at Alliance Boots GmbH. Mr. Roberts has extensive experience as an IT professional to his new role, having worked for international companies throughout his career including PepsiCo and UPS. He has been Member of Supervisory Board at Alliance Healthcare Deutschland AG (formerly Andreae-Noris Zahn AG) since August 12, 2011.
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