Walgreen Co.

Greg Wasson is president and CEO of Walgreens. Wasson joined Walgreens as a pharmacy intern in 1980 while a student at Purdue University’s school of pharmacy, where he graduated in 1981. He managed several Houston drugstores before being promoted to a district manager in 1986. He was promoted to a regional vice president of Walgreens store operations in 1999. In 2001, he was named a Walgreens vice president and executive vice president of Walgreens Health Initiatives, the company’s pharmacy benefit manager (PBM). Wasson was promoted to president of Walgreens Health Initiatives in 2002, to a Walgreens senior vice president in 2004 and to a Walgreens executive vice president in 2005. He was named president and chief operating officer of Walgreens in 2007 and was promoted to CEO in February 2009.

Hal Rosenbluth Senior Vice President – Walgreens President -- Walgreens Health and Wellness Hal Rosenbluth is president of Walgreens Health and Wellness division and a corporate senior vice president. He joined the company in 2007 when Walgreens acquired Take Care Health Systems, which Rosenbluth co-founded. Take Care Health Systems manages convenient care clinics located at Walgreens drugstores. Walgreens Health and Wellness division was formed in March 2008 as part of Walgreens acquisitions of two leading operators of worksite health centers, I-trax, Inc. of Chadds Ford, Penn., parent company of CHD Meridian Healthcare, LLC, and privately held Whole Health Management of Cleveland. With these acquisitions, Walgreens has more than 500 worksite and retail health centers, including its Take Care Health Clinics. Rosenbluth has 29 years of experience in the business-to-business sector as founder of Rosenbluth International (RI), a global travel management company. Through a series of acquisitions, he built RI into a $5 billion business with 4,300 employees operating in 35 countries before selling the company to American Express in 2003. The following year, he co-founded Take Care Health Systems, which opened its first convenient care clinic in November 2005. Rosenbluth earned a bachelor of general studies degree from the University of Miami in 1974.

Stan Blaylock is a senior vice president of Walgreens and president of Walgreens Health Services (WHS), Walgreens managed care division, based in Deerfield, Ill. Before joining Walgreens, Blaylock co-founded Medmark in 2003 and served as chief financial officer and chief administration officer before being named president and CEO in 2005. Blaylock previously was an account officer for Citibank’s corporate banking division in New York and Boston from 1987 to 1989. He then worked as an investment banker for Alex. Brown from 1989 to 1993, when he joined Option Care, Inc. as vice president of mergers and acquisitions/new business ventures. Blaylock rejoined Alex. Brown in 1994 and later served as global co-head of health care investment banking for Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown from 1999 to 2002. He joined Walgreens as a divisional vice president of specialty pharmacy for WHS in 2006 and was promoted to a Walgreens corporate vice president in 2007. He was named a Walgreens senior vice president and president of WHS in 2008. Blaylock received a B.A degree in economics and communication studies from the University of Virginia in 1985, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1989.

Wade Miquelon is senior vice president and chief financial officer for Walgreens, based in Deerfield, Ill. Miquelon joined Walgreens in June 2008 from Springdale, Ark.-based Tyson Foods, Inc., the world’s largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef and pork, where he was an executive vice president and CFO since 2006. Prior to that, Miquelon spent 16 years with The Procter & Gamble Company, the world’s largest consumer goods product company. During his career there, Miquelon was assigned to the company’s headquarters in Cincinnati and offices in Bangkok, Singapore and finally Geneva, Switzerland, where he was general manager and head of finance for Western Europe operations. He received a B.S. degree in civil engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., in 1987, and an M.B.A. from Washington University, St. Louis, in 1989.

George J. Riedl is senior vice president of pharmacy innovation and purchasing for Walgreens. Riedl joined Walgreens in 1982 as a pharmacy intern, graduating the following year with a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from the University of Illinois. He was a store pharmacist and district pharmacy supervisor until 1991, when he was promoted to company headquarters. There, he held various positions in Walgreens health services, purchasing and e-commerce departments before being named a general merchandise manager in purchasing in February 2000. He was promoted to vice president in 2001 and to senior vice president in 2003.

Randy Lewis is senior vice president of supply chain management who manages the inventory process from vendor to store for Walgreen Co., headquartered in Deerfield, Ill. Previously Lewis headed Walgreens distribution and logistics division for 13 years. In that role Lewis oversaw Walgreens distribution network across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. He began his career at Accenture and finished his consulting career as a partner with Ernst & Young. Lewis joined Walgreens in 1992 as a divisional vice president - logistics and planning. He was promoted to a vice president in 1995 and to a senior vice president in 1999. Lewis is a graduate of the University of Texas, where he earned a B.B.A. in accounting in 1971, a B.A. in economics in 1974 and an M.B.A. in 1975. He served in the Peace Corps in Peru from 1971 to 1973. He worked his way through graduate school as a dance instructor at Arthur Murray. He has been Chairman of the Distribution/Logistics Committee for the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, and has served on the board of directors for Tim Hortons International. He is currently on the board of directors of Wendy’s International, Inc.

Kevin P. Walgreen is a senior vice president for Walgreens, overseeing store operations in the southern region. While still in high school, he began his Walgreen career in 1979 as a clerk/stockman. He received a B.S. degree in psychology from the University of Michigan in 1984, and was promoted to an assistant manager that year. He was named a store manager in 1986 and a district manager in 1988. He became a vice president in 1995 and was promoted to his current position in 2006. He is the great-grandson of Walgreens founder, Charles R. Walgreen Sr.

Mark A. Wagner is executive vice president of operations and community management for Walgreens. In this position he is responsible for the operations of all Walgreen stores. Wagner joined Walgreens in 1977 as a service clerk and, after managing several stores, was promoted to a district manager in 1993. He was an operational vice president and served as company treasurer before being named a senior vice president in 2002 and an executive vice president in 2006. Wagner earned a B.S. in marketing from Northern Kentucky University in 1985 and an M.B.A. from Western New England College, Springfield, Mass., in 1993.

Bill Handal is a senior vice president – store operations for Walgreens, overseeing operations in the eastern region of the country. Handal started with Walgreens as a cashier in 1966. He graduated from the University of Houston's pharmacy school in 1970 and was named a store manager two years later. He became Houston West district manager in 1981 and Chicago North district manager in 1989. He was promoted to an operations vice president in 2000 and to a senior vice president in 2006.

Don Huonker is senior vice president of healthcare innovation for Walgreens, headquartered in Deerfield, Ill. Huonker began his Walgreen career in 1995 as a management trainee in St. Louis. He became a store manager in 1996 and a district manager in Houston in 1998. From 2001 to 2002 he was on special assignment at the corporate office working on the company’s SIMS Plus computer system. Huonker was named a director of store operations in 2002 and a vice president of store operations in 2003. In 2005, he was named vice president of pharmacy services and was promoted to corporate vice president of pharmacy services in 2006. He was named to his current position in 2007. Prior to joining Walgreens Huonker was employed by United Parcel Services for 16 years. He received his B.S. degree from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy in 1984 and an M.B.A. degree from St. Louis Webster University in 1999.

Kenneth R. Weigand is senior vice president – human resources for Walgreen Co., the nation’s largest drugstore chain. He joined Walgreens in 1983 as an attorney in the employee relations department. He became corporate manager of personnel in 1988, was promoted to a divisional vice president – employee relations in 2000, then to a divisional vice president – performance development in October 2003. He was named a vice president of human resources in January 2005 and to his current position in January 2007. He earned a B.S. in finance from the University of Illinois in 1979, a law degree from Vanderbilt University in 1982 and an M.B.A. in finance from Loyola University, Chicago, in 1988.

"I started in August 1985 as a pharmacy student. After I graduated in 1988 from the Pharmacy School, University of Puerto Rico, I became a pharmacist, then was promoted to Pharmacy Manager, Store Manager, District Manager and Store Operations Vice-President in 2004. Walgreens has been my only employer and I am very grateful for the great opportunities that this company has offered me. Walgreens gave me the opportunity to develop my skills and become a successful professional."

Sona Chawla is senior vice president of e-commerce for Walgreens, headquartered in Deerfield, Ill. Chawla joined Walgreens in her current position July 1, 2008. She oversees a team dedicated to building the sales, service and customer experience of Walgreens.com, while driving store traffic through the Web site and growing online profitability. Chawla joined Walgreens from Dell, Inc., where she was vice president of global online business. Before joining Dell in 2006, Chawla worked at Wells Fargo & Company from 2000 to 2006. She started with Wells Fargo as senior vice president of enterprise Internet services, was named executive vice president of Web channel management in 2003 and executive vice president of online sales, service and marketing in 2005. Prior to her Wells Fargo career, Chawla spent 10 years with several consulting firms. She graduated from Wellesley (Mass.) College in 1990 with a bachelor of arts degree in mathematics and computer science, and earned a master of science degree in finance and strategy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management (Cambridge, Mass.) in 1994.

Alan G. McNally is chairman of Walgreen Co. and has served on Walgreens board of directors since 1999. He was chief executive officer of Harris Bank from 1993 to 2002 and chairman of the board of Harris Financial Corporation from 1998 to 2006, and currently serves as special advisor to these organizations. McNally joined the Bank of Montreal Group of Companies (BMO Financial Group) in 1975 and played a leading role in the Harris/Bank of Montreal merger in 1984. Prior to his move to Chicago, he was vice chairman responsible for personal and commercial financial services at Bank of Montreal. In this position, McNally served individuals, small businesses and corporate mid-market customers nationwide in Canada through a network of branches, relationship managers and electronic channels. McNally has served as chairman of MasterCard International Inc. in New York. He also was the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s representative on the Federal Advisory Council to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve in Washington. McNally had senior responsibilities in virtually every area of BMO Financial Group’s operations: in finance as corporate controller, in London as head of European operations serving corporations and financial institutions, and in international banking and treasury operations responsible for North America, Europe and Asia. Since his retirement as Harris Bank’s chief executive, McNally has continued to serve as a director or advisor of public and private companies and not-for-profit organizations. Previously, he was a member of the board of Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, trustee of DePaul University, trustee of Kenyon College in Ohio, member of the advisory board of Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management, campaign chair for the Chicago United Way, director of Chicago Youth Centers, treasurer of the Commercial Club of Chicago, member of the Civic Committee and director of the Chicago Club. In Canada, McNally was treasurer of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation, a member of the board of governors of York University, director of Kids’ Help Phone and director of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business. In recognition of his civic leadership, he has received the Daniel H. Burnham Award for outstanding efforts and involvement in Chicago’s business, cultural, educational and philanthropic communities, the Anti-Defamation League’s Americanism Award, the Christian Industrial League’s Community Builder Award and the Prime Movers Award honoring individuals and organizations that have created opportunities for minority and women-owned businesses in Chicago. He has received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from York University in Toronto and has been recognized by York’s Schulich School of Business as the recipient of the Outstanding Executive Leadership Award. Born in Quebec City in 1945, McNally attended Cornell University from 1963 to 1967, where he was awarded bachelor of science and master degrees in industrial engineering and was a varsity hockey goaltender and freshman hockey coach. He later earned an international M.B.A. from York University in Canada, a program that included studies at Harvard Graduate School of Business, Oxford University Center for Management Studies and INSEAD in France. Prior to joining Bank of Montreal, McNally spent six years with Aluminum Company of Canada, in finance and other functions in Arvida, Quebec and the Montreal head office. He and his wife, Ruth, have two children and one grandchild and reside in Vero Beach, Florida.

Who he is: A Mexican-born businessman, Alejandro Silva started his business in Mexico with a small pork rind company. Taking a big risk, he came to the United States and started a similar business here. Through his hard work and previous experience, he managed to of make Evans Food Products the largest private label pork rind manufacturer in the world, which supplies food industry giants like Wal-Mart and Frito Lay. Why he made the list: Silva?s company owns 40% of the market share of pork skins. Evans Food has five manufacturing plants and distributes its products to more than 20 countries. He is a member of New America Alliance, a Washington-based organization dedicated to empowering Latino business owners. Constantly seeking new opportunities, he has been attempting to expand his operations towards Europe, and he also finds time to devote himself to civic activities, such as being a member of the board of the Chicago Public Transportation System, to which he was personally invited by Major Richard Daley.

Mr. Schwartz has been a Director since July 5, 2007. Since June of 1997, Mr. Schwartz has been a business advisor and consultant to various companies principally in the retail, distribution and services industries. Prior to that, Mr. Schwartz spent 35 years with Arthur Andersen, LLP, from which he retired as a Senior Partner and Managing Partner of the Chicago Office of the Audit and Business Consulting Practice in June 1997. While at Arthur Andersen, he served clients in various industries primarily retailing, distribution and communications. Mr. Schwartz is also a director of Foot Locker, Inc., True Value Company and Walgreen Co.