// Steven J. Shulman joins Walgreens Boots Alliance Board of Directors
// Shulman has extensive experience in the healthcare management sector
Walgreens Boots Alliance has appointed Steven Shulman to its board of directors.
Shulman brings a wealth of healthcare management experience, as well as an extensive leadership background in emerging healthcare technologies.
He currently serves as chairman of Care Centrix and SOC Telemed and as co-chairman of Health Map Solutions and lead director of Village MD.
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His prior healthcare leadership experience includes roles as chairman and chief executive of Magellan Health Services. He also previously served as chairman and chief executive of Internet Healthcare Group and as chairman, president and chief executive of Prudential Healthcare, where he was also director and president of the pharmacy and disease management group. In addition, his past roles include stints at Cigna Corporation and Kaiser Permanente.
Shulman is set to provide valuable insights and unique perspective to the WBA board as the company accelerates efforts to reimagine local healthcare delivery.
Stefano Pessina, executive chairman of Walgreens Boots Alliance, said: “Steven is a tremendous addition to our board of directors. His vast leadership experience and in-depth knowledge across the healthcare spectrum will be invaluable as we move into our next phase of being a market leader at the centre of community healthcare.”
Walgreens Boots Alliance chief executive officer Roz Brewer said: “We look forward to benefiting from his industry expertise and viewpoints on the evolving healthcare landscape, as we continue to execute our consumer-centric healthcare strategy and drive long-term shareholder value.”
The new appointment brings the company’s total number of board members to 11.
The appointment follows the news that Walgreens Boots Alliance is understood to have launched the sales process for Boots, which could be valued as highly as £7 billion.
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