ALLIANCE BOOTS BOARD
 |  | Stefano Pessina Stefano Pessina was appointed Executive Chairman of Alliance Boots in July 2007 having previously been its Executive Deputy Chairman. Prior to the merger of Alliance UniChem and Boots Group he was Executive Deputy Chairman of Alliance UniChem, previously having been its Chief Executive for three years up until December 2004. Stefano was appointed to the Alliance UniChem Board in 1997 when UniChem merged with Alliance Santé, the Franco-Italian pharmaceutical wholesale group which he established in Italy in 1977. He is an engineer by profession.
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 | Ornella Barra Chief Executive, Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division Ornella Barra was appointed Chief Executive of the Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division in January 2009, having previously been Wholesale & Commercial Affairs Director. Prior to the merger of Alliance UniChem and Boots Group she was executive Director of Alliance UniChem with wholesale and commercial affairs responsibilities, having been appointed to its Board in 1997 when Alliance Santé merged with Alliance UniChem. Before that she was a Director of Alliance Santé and General Manager of Alleanza Salute Italia. She is a pharmacist and a special professor at the University of Nottingham's School of Pharmacy.
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| | Alex Gourlay Alex Gourlay was appointed to the Board of Alliance Boots in January 2009 when he became Chief Executive of the Health & Beauty Division. He was previously Managing Director of Boots UK and a member of the Group operating committee following the acquisition of Alliance Boots plc 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 pharmacist and a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.
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| | George Fairweather George Fairweather was appointed Group Finance Director of Alliance Boots in July 2006 having joined Alliance UniChem in the same position in 2002. Previously he was Group Finance Director of Elementis and Dawson International. Earlier in his career he worked for Dixons Group, Procter & Gamble and KPMG Thomson McLintock. George is a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
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| | Marco Pagni Marco Pagni is Group Legal Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer having been appointed a director of Alliance Boots in July 2007. Previously he was General Counsel and Company Secretary of Alliance Boots having joined Alliance UniChem in the same position in 2003. Prior to this Marco held senior management positions in McDonalds and Texas Instruments having started his career as a law lecturer at Oxford University before being admitted to the Bar.
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| | Dominic Murphy Dominic Murphy is a Partner of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) and head of its healthcare industry team in Europe. Since joining KKR in 2005 he has played a significant role in the investments in Alliance Boots, Ambea and SBS Broadcasting. Dominic was formerly a Partner at Cinven, a large European-based private equity firm where he was involved with numerous investments, including Comax, Peacock's Stores, General Healthcare Group, William Hill, United Biscuits, National Car Parks, Fitness First and Maxeda (formerly Vendex KBB). From 1994 to 1996, Dominic was an investment manager with 3i.
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| | Mattia Caprioli Mattia Caprioli is a Director of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR). He is also a director of Legrand in which KKR has an investment. Prior to joining KKR in 2001 he worked for Goldman Sachs International.
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| | Sergio D'Angelo Sergio D'Angelo is a Principal of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR). Prior to joining KKR in 2005 he worked for BC Partners having previously worked for Citigroup.
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| | Nick Land Nick Land was appointed as a non-executive Director in March 2008, is Chairman of the audit committee and is a member of the social responsibilities committee. Nick is a non-executive director of Royal Dutch Shell, Vodafone Group, BBA Aviation and Ashmore Group and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Vodafone Group Foundation and of Farnham Castle. Previously he was a partner and Chairman of Ernst & Young in the UK and a member of its Global Executive Board. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
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| | Chris Britton Chris Britton was appointed as a non-executive Director in June 2008 and is a member of the social responsibilities committee. Chris is Chief Executive Officer of Findus Group, a major European food business. Previously he was an Executive Board Member and President – Baby Food Division of Royal Numico, the Netherlands based publicly listed multinational infant and clinical nutrition group. Before that he worked for Diageo in various marketing and general management positions, latterly as Global Marketing Director.
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| | Tony De Nunzio CBE Tony De Nunzio was appointed as a non-executive Director in June 2008, is Chairman of the remuneration committee and is a member of the audit committee. Tony is Executive Chairman of Maxeda, a Netherlands based international retail group in which KKR funds hold a significant investment, and non-executive Chairman of Pets at Home, the UK retailer owned by KKR funds. Prior to Maxeda, Tony was President and Chief Executive Officer of Asda having previously been Chief Financial Officer. He also worked for Unilever, L'Oréal and PepsiCo in various finance positions.
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| | Etienne Jornod Etienne Jornod was appointed as a non-executive Director in March 2008. Etienne, who is based in Switzerland, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Galenica, an associate company, and was a non executive director of Alliance UniChem for six years until its merger with Boots Group. He was also a non executive director of PubliGroupe up until April 2009. |
