Walgreens Boots Alliance Appoints Valerie Jarrett to Its Board of Directors
30 Octobre 2020 - 1:00PM
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Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) today announced the
appointment of Valerie Jarrett to the company’s board of directors
and to the board’s audit committee and compensation and leadership
performance committee, effective immediately. She joins the board
as an independent director and becomes the board’s eleventh
member.
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Jarrett is an acclaimed business executive and civic leader, and
will bring important perspective and business experience to the
company’s board. Her appointment will also provide further momentum
to meet WBA’s diversity and inclusion goals, which are a top
priority for the company. She is the first African-American woman
appointed to the board and fourth woman on the current board.
“Valerie is an outstanding addition to our board. She is a
deeply influential and highly admired leader. Our company will
benefit greatly from her wide and diverse experience at a time when
our essential healthcare role in the 25 countries where we operate
has never been more important,” said James Skinner, executive
chairman, Walgreens Boots Alliance.
“We are very pleased to welcome Valerie to our board, and look
forward to her sharing extensive expertise on critical issues
related to the many communities that we support and help around the
world,” said Stefano Pessina, executive vice chairman and chief
executive officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance.
Jarrett currently serves on the boards of directors of Lyft,
Ralph Lauren and 2U, as well as two private companies, Ariel
Investments and Sweetgreen. She received her B.A. from Stanford
University in 1978 and her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law
School in 1981. Jarrett has been a distinguished senior fellow at
the University of Chicago Law School since 2018, and senior advisor
to the Obama Foundation since 2017.
Previously, Jarrett served as chair of the board of trustees of
the University of Chicago Medical Center, vice chair of the board
of trustees of the University of Chicago and a trustee of Chicago’s
Museum of Science and Industry. She also chaired the board of the
Chicago Stock Exchange and was a director of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Chicago.
Jarrett was a senior advisor in the White House from 2009 to
2017, where she co-chaired the transition team for the new
administration, oversaw the Office of Public Engagement and
Intergovernmental Affairs and chaired the White House Council on
Women and Girls. Additionally, she served as CEO of The Habitat
Company, deputy chief of staff for Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley,
commissioner of the Chicago Department of Planning and Development
and chair of the Chicago Transit Board.
“It is a true honor to join the Walgreens Boots Alliance board
as the company continues to transform to meet the rapidly-evolving
health and well-being needs of millions of patients and customers,”
said Jarrett. “I am looking forward to working with the entire
board and management team in support of the company’s iconic
brands, while helping to drive growth and shareholder value.”
Notes to Editors:
About Walgreens Boots Alliance
Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) is a global leader in
retail and wholesale pharmacy, touching millions of lives every day
through dispensing and distributing medicines, and through its
convenient retail locations, digital platforms and health and
beauty products. The company has more than 100 years of trusted
healthcare heritage and innovation in community pharmacy and
pharmaceutical wholesaling.
Including equity method investments, WBA has a presence in more
than 25 countries, employs more than 450,000 people and has more
than 21,000 stores.
WBA’s purpose is to help people across the world lead healthier
and happier lives. The company is proud of its contributions to
healthy communities, a healthy planet, an inclusive workplace and a
sustainable marketplace. WBA is a Participant of the United Nations
Global Compact and adheres to its principles-based approach to
responsible business.
WBA is included in FORTUNE’s 2020 list of the World’s Most
Admired Companies*, ranked first in the food and drugstore
category. This is the 27th consecutive year that WBA or its
predecessor company, Walgreen Co., has been named to the list.
More company information is available at
www.walgreensbootsalliance.com.
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