Walgreens ceo history
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- Greg Wasson is the former President and CEO of Walgreens, the largest drugstore chain in the U.S. He took the reigns during a historic economic downturn and.
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Greg Wasson gambled away a total of about $60 during the 2 1/2 years he lived in Las Vegas. All of it came while he was parked at some low-stakes slot machine, waiting for his out-of-town guests to wrap up their requisite casino visit.
Wasson, 53, says he doesn’t have the stomach to gamble.
But since the small-town Indiana native rose to the top job atWalgreen Co.in February 2009, he is earning a reputation for making big bets and taking risks.
First came the 2010 acquisition of the New York-based pharmacy chain Duane Reade Inc. for $1.1 billion, which at the time was the largest deal completed by the traditionally conservative Deerfield-based drugstore operator.
In early 2011, Wasson shelled out $429 million to buy Drugstore.com, a deal meant to augment Walgreen’s online presence.
Late last year, he made the decision to walk away from more than $5 billion in annual business tied to the pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts Holding Co. Voluntarily.
Investors sent Walgreen’s stock price tumbling, but Wasson insists the decision was in the long-term
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Gregory Wasson
American businessman
Gregory David Wasson (born October 19, 1958) is an American businessman. He is the co-founder and president of Wasson Enterprise,[1] a family-based investment office, the executive chairman of Innventure,[2] co-founder of CoolerScreens,[3] and the former president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA).
Prior to the merge of Walgreens and Alliance Boots,[4] Wasson was president and CEO of Walgreens,[5] the US's largest retail community pharmacy chain from 2009 to 2014. Wasson is on the board of directors of Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), The Economic Club of Chicago, Corporate Leadership Center, and the Museum of Science and Industry.[6][7][8]
Early life
Wasson was born October 19, 1958, in Lafayette, Indiana, to Richard and Phyllis Wasson.[9] His family lived in Delphi until he was 13, and then moved to nearby Monticello, Indiana. Wasson graduated from Twin Lakes High School.[10] Wass
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Gregory David Wasson (born October 19, 1958) is an American businessman. He is the co-founder and president of Wasson Enterprise, a family-based investment office, the executive chairman of Innventure, co-founder of CoolerScreens, and the former president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA). Prior to the merger of Walgreens and Alliance Boots, Wasson was president and CEO of Walgreens, the US's largest retail community pharmacy chain.
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