Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. announced that the company's board of directors appointed Rosalind Gates Brewer as Chief Executive Officer (CEO") of the company, effective as of March 15, 2021. Ms. Brewer was also appointed as a member of the Board, effective as of the Effective Date. Ms. Brewer will join the company from Starbucks Corporation where she served as Group President, Americas and Chief Operating Officer since October 2017 and as a director since March 2017. Prior to joining Starbucks, Ms. Brewer served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sam's Club, a membership-only retail warehouse club and a division of Walmart Inc. Ms. Brewer serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees for Spelman College and as a member of the board of directors of Amazon.com, Inc. Ms. Brewer also formerly served on the board of directors of the Lockheed Martin Corporation and Molson Coors Brewing Company. Ms. Brewer will resign from the boards of Starbucks and Amazon prior to the Effective Date. Ms. Brewer will succeed Stefano Pessina, the current Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the company. As previously announced, Mr. Pessina will continue as a member of the Board and will become Executive Chairman as of the Effective Date.