Walgreens Boots Alliance Appoints Global Chief Information Officer
September 06 2019 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) today announced
Francesco Tinto was named global chief information officer (CIO)
and senior vice president at the company, which ranks #17 on the
Fortune 500 and is the world’s largest pharmacy retailer and
wholesaler.
Tinto will oversee the global strategy for WBA’s IT operations
across all of the company’s divisions, as well as the
implementation of its technology and digital innovation. His role
will include data analytics, business intelligence, development,
support, infrastructure, security and technical services. Tinto
will be based at WBA corporate headquarters in Deerfield, Ill. and
will report to Ornella Barra and Alex Gourlay, co-chief operating
officers, WBA.
For the last 17 years, Tinto held various leadership positions
at Kraft Heinz Company and Kraft Foods. Most recently, he was
global CIO and head of global business services, where he oversaw
IT and shared services, including finance, customer service, master
data, HR and analytics. Earlier in his career, he spent more than a
decade at Procter & Gamble, managing key functions for retail,
marketing, sales, supply chain and information systems.
“I am very glad to be joining Walgreens Boots Alliance at a time
when technology and innovation are more important than ever to the
company’s success,” said Tinto. “I am looking forward to working
with my highly-talented team around the world to ensure WBA is at
the forefront in this critical area of the business.”
At WBA, Tinto will be responsible for delivering best-in-class
solutions to customers, employees and other constituencies,
including the execution of projects with major partners such as
Microsoft and Alphabet’s Verily. He will also oversee the
maintenance of all systems of record for the company and the
management of in-house applications, package implementations and
vendor products.
His team will drive profitability through business process
improvements and optimize the next generation of IT infrastructure.
They will eliminate redundancies, enable shared services and ensure
their goals and objectives are aligned with WBA’s strategy and
priorities.
Anthony Roberts, who previously served as global CIO and senior
vice president at WBA, will retire from this position to focus on
other non-executive roles outside of the company after assisting
with the transition. He will also be retained to support WBA in an
advisory capacity. His many accomplishments during his 15 years at
the company include overseeing its global technology transformation
and leading the integration office in preparation for the merger of
Walgreens and Alliance Boots.
“We are deeply thankful to Anthony for building a world-class IT
function, which has been integral to our company’s success,” said
Barra and Gourlay. “We are also thrilled to welcome Francesco, who
brings an exceptional background and experience to this role.”
About Walgreens Boots Alliance
Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) is the first global
pharmacy-led health and wellbeing enterprise. The company's
heritage of trusted health care services through community pharmacy
care and pharmaceutical wholesaling dates back more than 100
years.
Walgreens Boots Alliance is the largest retail pharmacy, health
and daily living destination across the U.S. and Europe. Walgreens
Boots Alliance and the companies in which it has equity method
investments together have a presence in more than 25 countries and
employ more than 415,000 people. The company has more than 18,500
stores in 11 countries as well as one of the largest global
pharmaceutical wholesale and distribution networks, with more than
390 distribution centers delivering to more than 230,000
pharmacies, doctors, health centers and hospitals each year in more
than 20 countries. In addition, Walgreens Boots Alliance is one of
the world’s largest purchasers of prescription drugs and many other
health and wellbeing products.
The company’s portfolio of retail and business brands includes
Walgreens, Duane Reade, Boots and Alliance Healthcare, as well as
global health and beauty-product brands, such as No7, Soap &
Glory, Liz Earle, Sleek MakeUP and Botanics.
More company information is available at
www.walgreensbootsalliance.com.
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