Stefano Pessina (born 4 June 1941 [1]) is an Italian-Monegasque billionaire businessman; he is the executive chairman and largest single shareholder of Walgreens Boots Alliance. [2] [3]

Executive Chairman, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. Mr. Pessina is Executive Chairman of the Walgreens Boots Alliance Board of Directors. He served as Executive Vice Chairman of the Board from January 2015 to March 2021 and as Chief Executive Officer from July 2015 to March 2021, having served as acting Chief Executive Officer from January 2015 ...

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Jan 24, 2016 · Next to him, grinning widely, was the man who had assembled the acquired company: Stefano Pessina, an Italian billionaire who had started with one local pharmaceutical distributor in 1977 and,...

6 days ago · Stefano Pessina, the man behind the Walgreens Boots Alliance, joins us once again to share how his vision of drugstores is adapting to changing markets and changing customer behavior.

Jul 27, 2020 · Walgreens Boots Alliance said chief executive officer Stefano Pessina will step down to make way for a new top executive to run the global company though he will remain the drugstore giant’s...

Brewer succeeds Stefano Pessina, who is transitioning to the role of Executive Chairman of the Board of WBA. Pessina has served as the CEO of the combined company for six years following the merger between Walgreens and Alliance Boots in December 2014.

Jul 27, 2020 · Stefano Pessina, the Italian-born billionaire who engineered a series of deals to form Walgreens Boots Alliance, is standing aside as chief executive of the US-listed pharmacy and healthcare...

Jan 19, 2025 · Pessina is the executive chairman of Walgreens Boots Alliance, a publicly traded drugstore operator. The Deerfield, Illinois-based company has about 9,000 stores in the US and had revenue of...

Nov 14, 2023 · Billionaire Stefano Pessina — whose Walgreens Boots Alliance disclosed last week it will lay off 5% of corporate staff as it battles pharmacist walkouts and a shoplifting epidemic — is...