Walgreens Boots Alliance makes key administrative appointments

Walgreens Boots Alliance has announced two new key administrative appointments as it continues to reorganise its leadership following the recent merger of Walgreens and Alliance Boots.

Marco Pagni, the former group legal counsel and chief administrative officer of Alliance Boots, has become the executive vice-president and global chief legal and administrative officer of the new-look company.

In this role, he will oversee all global legal affairs for Walgreens Boots Alliance and its divisions, including strategy and mergers and acquisitions, working directly with acting chief executive officer Stefano Pessina.

Meanwhile, George Fairweather, formerly the group finance director of Alliance Boots, has been named executive vice-president and global chief financial officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance, effective as of February 20th 2015.

He will succeed Timothy McLevish, who has served as Walgreens' chief financial officer since August 2014. Mr McLevish has agreed to take up an alternative role as senior advisor to Mr Pessina on finance, integration and business development matters.

It was also announced that Jan Stern Reed – most recently corporate vice-president and general counsel for Walgreens – will become senior vice-president, general counsel and corporate secretary for Walgreens Boots Alliance.