Walgreens Boots Alliance Stockholders Elect Robert L. Huffines to Board of Directors - Seite 2

He and his wife, Lisa Huffines, recently founded The Forest Group, Inc., a not-for-profit organization focused on improving the mental health of children in underserved communities.

Huffines earned his M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, where he received the Faculty Award for academic excellence. He pursued his baccalaureate education at the University of North Carolina, where he majored in English and Economics.

“I am honored to join the WBA Board of Directors and to help shape the future of healthcare with a trusted brand that has served communities for more than 170 years,” Huffines said. “As WBA focuses on capital light investment models, I look forward to helping them leverage their talent, existing footprint and the trust of millions of patients and customers to further expand into the fast-growing areas of healthcare.”

About Walgreens Boots Alliance
Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) is an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader serving millions of customers and patients every day, with a 170-year heritage of caring for communities. A trusted, global innovator in retail pharmacy with approximately 12,500 locations across the U.S., Europe and Latin America, WBA plays a critical role in the healthcare ecosystem. The Company is reimagining local healthcare and well-being for all as part of its purpose – to create more joyful lives through better health. Through dispensing medicines, improving access to a wide range of health services, providing high quality health and beauty products and offering anytime, anywhere convenience across its digital platforms, WBA is shaping the future of healthcare.

WBA employs more than 330,000 people and has a presence in eight countries through its portfolio of consumer brands: Walgreens, Boots, Duane Reade, the No7 Beauty Company and Benavides in Mexico. Additionally, WBA has a portfolio of healthcare-focused investments located in several countries, including China and the U.S.

The Company is proud of its contributions to healthy communities, a healthy planet, an inclusive workplace and a sustainable marketplace. WBA has been recognized for its commitment to operating sustainably: the Company is an index component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) and was named to the 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2022.

More Company information is available at www.walgreensbootsalliance.com.

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The Walgreens Boots Alliance Stock at the time of publication of the news with a raise of +3,54 % to 21,27EUR on Lang & Schwarz stock exchange (25. Januar 2024, 22:50 Uhr).