DEERFIELD, Unwell.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) right now introduced the appointment of Steven J. Shulman to the corporate’s board of administrators. He joins the board as a director, efficient Jan. 27, 2022, and turns into the board’s eleventh member.
Shulman brings a wealth of healthcare administration expertise, in addition to an intensive management background in rising healthcare applied sciences. He presently serves on the boards at each VillageMD and CareCentrix, two corporations by which WBA has not too long ago taken a majority possession curiosity. Shulman will present invaluable insights and distinctive perspective to the WBA board as the corporate accelerates efforts to reimagine native healthcare supply.
“Steven is an incredible addition to our board of administrators. His huge management expertise and in-depth information throughout the healthcare spectrum will probably be invaluable as we transfer into our subsequent part of being a market chief on the heart of group healthcare,” mentioned Stefano Pessina, Govt Chairman, Walgreens Boots Alliance.
“We’re more than happy to welcome Steven to our board,” mentioned Roz Brewer, Chief Govt Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance. “We sit up for benefiting from his trade experience and viewpoints on the evolving healthcare panorama, as we proceed to execute our consumer-centric healthcare technique and drive long-term shareholder worth.”
Shulman presently serves because the Chairman of CareCentrix, Inc. and SOC Telemed; he additionally serves as co-Chairman of HealthMap Options and as Lead Director of VillageMD. He’s a director of a number of different privately held corporations, together with Aspect Applied sciences, Ensemble Healthcare Companions and Pager, Inc. Shulman can also be Managing Accomplice at Shulman Household Ventures, Inc., a non-public fairness agency.
His prior healthcare management expertise contains roles as Chairman and Chief Govt Officer of Magellan Well being Companies, Inc. He beforehand served as Chairman and Chief Govt Officer of Web Healthcare Group, LLC and as Chairman, President and Chief Govt Officer of Prudential Healthcare, the place he was additionally Director and President of the Pharmacy and Illness Administration Group. Shulman held senior positions at Cigna Company, together with President of the East Central Division, and Kaiser Permanente, together with Director, Medical Economics. He served as Chairman of the Board of Administrators of R1 RCM, Inc. and Well being Administration Associates, Inc.
“I’m honored to affix the Walgreens Boots Alliance board at an thrilling and pivotal time, and sit up for working with the board and management staff to additional the good momentum they’ve constructed,” Shulman mentioned. “I’m assured WBA will make a good larger affect within the communities it serves, by enhancing entry and well being outcomes, whereas decreasing the full value of care.”
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About Walgreens Boots Alliance
Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) is an built-in healthcare, pharmacy and retail chief serving thousands and thousands of shoppers and sufferers each day, with a 170-year heritage of caring for communities.
A trusted, international innovator in retail pharmacy with roughly 13,000 places throughout the U.S., Europe and Latin America, WBA performs a vital function within the healthcare ecosystem. The corporate is reimagining native healthcare and well-being for all as a part of its objective – to create extra joyful lives by higher well being. By way of meting out medicines, enhancing entry to a variety of well being providers, offering top quality well being and sweetness merchandise and providing anytime, wherever comfort throughout its digital platforms, WBA is shaping the way forward for healthcare.
WBA has greater than 315,000 staff members and a presence in 9 international locations by its portfolio of shopper manufacturers: Walgreens, Boots, Duane Reade, the No7 Magnificence Firm, Benavides in Mexico and Ahumada in Chile. Moreover, WBA has a portfolio of healthcare-focused investments situated in a number of international locations, together with China and the U.S.
The corporate is happy with its contributions to wholesome communities, a wholesome planet, an inclusive office and a sustainable market. WBA has been acknowledged for its dedication to working sustainably: it’s an index element of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) and was named to the 100 Greatest Company Residents 2021.
Extra firm data is accessible at www.walgreensbootsalliance.com.
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