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https://www.marketwatch.com/story/walgreens-boots-alliance-to-name-starbucks-executive-its-ceo-wsj-2021-01-26

Walgreens Boots Alliance to Name Starbucks Executive Its CEO: Report

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Claudia Assis, MarketWatch
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Departing Starbucks COO Roz Brewer would replace Stefano Pessina at Walgreens.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance will name a departing Starbucks executive its new CEO, The Wall Street Journal reported late Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Earlier Tuesday, the coffee chain announced that Chief Operating Officer Roz Brewer was leaving the company to serve as CEO of an undisclosed publicly traded company at the end of February. Brewer would replace Stefano Pessina at Walgreens, who would become executive chairman, according to the report.

Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance rose more than 7% in the extended session after ending the regular trading day up 2.9%. Starbucks shares were off 1.4% in after hours trading.

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