Walgreens names Rosalind Brewer as CEO
This career power move will make Brewer the only Black woman to run a Fortune 500 company
Rosalind Brewer has been named the new CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance.
The news was revealed in a press release issued on Tuesday by the company. Her appointment is effective on March 15, 2021, and the current CEO
Stefano Pessina will transition to the role of Executive Chairman of the Board. As CEO, Brewer will also join the WBA Board of Directors.
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 04: Honoree Rosalind Brewer speaks during the BLUE Scholarship Gala to benefit Spelman College at The Plaza Hotel on October 4, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
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On Tuesday, news broke that Walgreens named Starbucks exec Rosalind Brewer its next CEO.
The move makes Brewer the only Black woman to lead a Fortune 500 company right now.
In a 2020 TED Talk, Brewer discussed what leaders need to do to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion.
On Tuesday, Walgreens Boots Alliance, the parent company of pharmacy chain Walgreens, named Starbucks COO Rosalind Brewer its next CEO. The move makes Brewer the only Black woman leading a Fortune 500 company right now and the third in modern history after Ursula Burns, the former CEO of Xerox and Mary Winston, who briefly led Bed Bath & Beyond.