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Walgreens

COMPANY

Chain of drug and sundry stores, dating back to 1901, when pharmacist Charles Walgreen had a single drug store on Chicago's south side. Reorganized in 1909 as C.R. Walgreen and Co., and incorporated as Walgreen Company in 1916. As of 2007 the company has 5,807 stores and about 4.7 million customers daily. Bought quirky New York City chain Duane Reade in 2010.

Official Website:
http://www.walgreens.com/

Industry:
Retail

Ticker:
NYSE:WAG

Corporate headquarters:
Deerfield, IL

Sales:
$53.8B (2007)

Employees:
150,000

EXECUTIVES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
David W. Bernauer
Business
1944   CEO of Walgreens, 2002-06
Justin Dart
Business
17-Aug-1907 26-Jan-1984 Drug store magnate
L. Daniel Jorndt
Business
c. 1941   CEO of Walgreens, 1998-2002
Jeffrey A. Rein
Business
c. 1952   CEO of Walgreens
Charles Walgreen
Business
9-Oct-1873 11-Dec-1939 Founder of Walgreen Co.
Charles R. Walgreen
Business
11-Nov-1935   Former CEO, Walgreen's drugstores

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
William C. Foote
Business
c. 1951   CEO of USG
Alan G. McNally
Business
c. 1946   CEO of Harris Bank, 1993-2002
Cordell Reed
Business
26-Mar-1938   Former Senior VP, ComEd
Jeffrey A. Rein
Business
c. 1952   CEO of Walgreens
Nancy M. Schlichting
Administrator
1954   Henry Ford Health System
David Y. Schwartz
Business
c. 1941   Former Partner, Arthur Andersen
Alejandro Silva
Business
c. 1947   President of Evans Food Group
James A. Skinner
Business
c. 1944   CEO of McDonald's, 2004-12
Marilou von Ferstel
Business
c. 1938   Ogilvy Adams & Rinehart
Charles R. Walgreen
Business
11-Nov-1935   Former CEO, Walgreen's drugstores

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
David W. Bernauer
Business
1944   CEO of Walgreens, 2002-06
James J. Howard
Business
1-Jul-1935   CEO of Northern States Power, 1987-2000
L. Daniel Jorndt
Business
c. 1941   CEO of Walgreens, 1998-2002
John B. Schwemm
Business
c. 1935   CEO of RR Donnelley & Sons, 1983-88

EMPLOYMENT

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Dave Thomas
Business
2-Jul-1932 8-Jan-2002 Founder of Wendy's Hamburgers

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Paul Harvey
Radio Personality
4-Sep-1918 28-Feb-2009 The Paul Harvey Show
Nancy Marchand
Actor
19-Jun-1928 18-Jun-2000 Mrs. Pynchon on Lou Grant
Charles Osgood
Journalist
8-Jan-1933   CBS News Sunday Morning


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