WBA - Why Walgreens Shares Are Rising Wednesday: 'This Stock Should Be Bought Perhaps Aggressively' | Benzinga
Shares of pharmacy giant Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA) are moving higher Wednesday after the company appointed a new CEO.
What Happened: Walgreens appointed Tim Wentworth as CEO, effective Oct. 23. Wentworth is also set to join the company's board.
Wentworth previously served as CEO of several health-related companies including Evernorth, Express Scripts and Accredo.
"We are confident he is the right person to lead WBA's next phase of growth into a customer-centric healthcare company," said Stefano ...