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accession: "0001193125-24-177307"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001618921"
company_name: "Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-07-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T22:08:42.670679+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Walgreens Boots Alliance appoints Dr. William Shrank to board effective Sept 1, 2024

## Summary
- Dr. Shrank, 52, is a venture partner at Andreessen Horowitz and former CMO of Humana and CVS Health.
- Appointment effective September 1, 2024; Shrank will receive standard non-employee director compensation.
- CEO Tim Wentworth says Shrank will help execute WBA's turnaround plan.
- Shrank also served as Chief Medical Officer at UPMC and at CMS Innovation Center.
- No family relationships or related-party transactions with WBA directors or executives.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-177307
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001618921
- company_name: Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-07-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618921/000119312524177307/0001193125-24-177307-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618921/000119312524177307/d834203d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-177307
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-177307.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-177307.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  William Shrank was appointed as Director at Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed William Shrank to the Board effective September 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618921/000119312524177307/0001193125-24-177307-index.htm

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