DEERFIELD, Unwell.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) immediately introduced two key govt management positions, as Holly Could was appointed Government Vice President and International Chief Human Assets Officer, and Anita Allemand was appointed Chief Transformation and Integration Officer.
Each Could and Allemand will report back to WBA CEO, Roz Brewer, as members of her management crew.
“Holly and Anita are each robust and confirmed leaders becoming a member of us at a pivotal, thrilling time, and I’m happy to welcome them to the WBA household,” Brewer stated. “Holly brings a wealth of worldwide human sources expertise and can play a vital position in activating our objective, imaginative and prescient and values as a part of our new tradition. And as we additional innovate to satisfy the ever-changing wants of our prospects and sufferers, Anita’s management, pharmacy experience and keenness for healthcare innovation can be instrumental in accelerating our methods to function a neighborhood well being vacation spot.”
Holly Could
Could joins WBA as EVP and International Chief Human Assets Officer, and can be chargeable for the technique and path of modern world HR applications, insurance policies and practices that help WBA’s enterprise objectives and initiatives, and for making certain truthful and equitable remedy for all crew members. This consists of offering management for organizational design and effectiveness, expertise administration and acquisition, whole rewards, DE&I, world mobility and different applications.
Most just lately, Could served as International Chief Human Assets Officer for Abercrombie & Fitch Co., managing all features of HR and environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts throughout the corporate. She beforehand labored for Starbucks as Senior Vice President of International Whole Rewards and Service Supply, chargeable for consulting with the corporate’s Board of Administrators and govt management crew on the strategic path of Starbucks’ world compensation and advantages portfolio. She additionally had oversight of quite a lot of capabilities, main HR transformation, govt efficiency administration, coverage, governance and different areas.
Previous to her time at Starbucks, Could served in human sources management roles of accelerating accountability at ING, Voya Monetary and Visa Inc., as an HR enterprise associate and main Rewards, DE&I and HR technique.
Could graduated from Wellesley Faculty and earned her Masters of Finance diploma from the A.B. Freeman College of Enterprise at Tulane College.
Her first day with WBA is deliberate to be in late October.
“I’m very excited to hitch WBA at this pivotal level within the group’s journey, and I stay up for working with my colleagues to make sure the corporate and its manufacturers stand out as an employer of alternative within the trade,” Could stated. “I’ve been impressed by Roz’s imaginative and prescient and dedication to creating the absolute best office atmosphere and tradition to help WBA crew members. I share her ardour for innovation and stay up for additional growing a world-class HR operate to greatest help the corporate’s strategic priorities.”
Anita Allemand, Pharm.D
As Chief Transformation and Integration Officer, a newly created position, Allemand can be chargeable for supporting Brewer as a strategic thought chief, and to determine and lead the general transformation agenda for WBA as the corporate prioritizes its technique and path ahead in healthcare. Allemand will work intently with WBA and divisional govt leaders to make sure alignment throughout all transformation actions and initiatives, with a particular deal with coordination and alignment of digital efforts.
She will even oversee and function the purpose of integration for issues concerning the corporate’s transformation technique, whereas figuring out and additional growing relationships with main healthcare gamers within the U.S. market.
A pharmacist by commerce, previous to becoming a member of WBA, Allemand was Senior Vice President of Well being Options for Optum, a UnitedHealth Group firm, chargeable for an expansive product portfolio together with well being and wellness, shopper advocacy and navigation, case and power situation administration, value of care discount throughout whole healthcare and extra.
She beforehand spent 16 years with CVS Well being in quite a lot of management positions with rising accountability, most just lately serving as Senior Vice President, Product Innovation and Growth. Allemand was chargeable for growing and managing product methods throughout the corporate’s PBM and retail companies, together with all phases of the product life cycle from innovation to growth and administration.
Allemand graduated from College of Illinois and obtained her Physician of Pharmacy from Midwestern College. Her first day with WBA can be Oct. 29.
“I’ve at all times had an excellent ardour for healthcare, and pharmacy specifically, and WBA is ideally positioned in so some ways to supply much more to sufferers. I stay up for us capitalizing on many future alternatives,” Allemand stated. “At present’s healthcare panorama is dynamic and ever-changing, and the COVID-19 pandemic has additional demonstrated the vital position that pharmacists can play throughout the spectrum of healthcare supply. As we transfer ahead, I’m extremely enthusiastic about WBA creating modern options to satisfy the whole-person well being wants of the hundreds of thousands of consumers and sufferers it serves every day.”
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About Walgreens Boots Alliance
Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) is a world chief in retail pharmacy, impacting hundreds of thousands of lives day-after-day by dishing out medicines, and offering accessible, high-quality care. With greater than 170 years of trusted healthcare heritage and innovation in group pharmacy, the corporate is assembly prospects’ and sufferers’ wants by its handy retail areas, digital platforms and well being and sweetness merchandise.
Together with fairness technique investments, WBA has a presence in additional than 25 nations, employs greater than 450,000 individuals and has greater than 21,000 shops.
WBA’s objective is to assist individuals internationally lead more healthy and happier lives. The corporate is happy with its contributions to wholesome communities, a wholesome planet, an inclusive office and a sustainable market. WBA is a Participant of the United Nations International Compact and adheres to its principles-based strategy to accountable enterprise.
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