Alexander Gourlay

Secretary, RILA – Co-Chief Operating Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance & President

Alexander Gourlay is co-chief operating officer  for Walgreens  Boots Alliance, Inc. He is responsible for the oversight of  business, execution  and transformation for  the Retail Pharmacy USA division.
 
From February through June 2020, Gourlay was solely focused on his role as co-chief operating officer, responsible for broader  global operations, and resumed his position  as Walgreens president in June 2020, a role he was first appointed to in December
2014. Prior to this, he served as executive vice president and president of customer experience and daily living for Walgreens. Gourlay resumed his sole role as co-chief operating officer in August 2020.
 
Before joining Walgreens in October 2013, Gourlay was chief executive, health & beauty division, Alliance Boots, a role he undertook in January 2009, when he was also appointed to the board of Alliance Boots.
 
He had previously been managing director of Boots UK and a member of the Alliance Boots Group operating committee following the acquisition of Alliance Boots pie by AB Acquisitions Limited in 2007.
 
Prior to this, he was healthcare director of Boots the Chemists, having held senior management positions in store operations and human resources.
 
He is a board member of the Retail Leaders Industry Association and World Business Chicago and a past chairman of the board of directors of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.