Walgreens Boots Names Richard Ashworth President of Walgreens
06 February 2020 - 3:03AM
Dow Jones News
By Colin Kellaher
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA) on Wednesday said it named
Richard Ashworth president of its Walgreens drugstore chain.
The Deerfield, Ill., retail and wholesale pharmacy said Mr.
Ashworth assumes the post from Alex Gourlay, who continues as
co-chief operating officer of Walgreens Boots.
Mr. Ashworth, who began his career as a service clerk with
Walgreens in 1992 and had been the chain's president of operations,
will now be responsible for developing the strategies and plans for
all Walgreens operations and will have full responsibility for the
leadership, development and management of the business, the company
said.
Mr. Gourlay had been president of Walgreens since 2014.
Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
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