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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dave Thomas	Business	2-Jul-1932	8-Jan-2002	Founder of Wendy's Hamburgers

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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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