Walgreens Investors and Analysts Want Health-Care Experience in CEO Role [BNN Bloomberg (Canada)]
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The shares shot up 6.4% Friday, the most in almost a year, after Bloomberg News reported that the drugstore chain was considering Tim Wentworth, a former pharmacy benefits manager CEO, for its top role. The stock was little changed before US markets opened Monday. “We believe a CEO with a strong managed care and pharmacy benefit background would be a positive development for Walgreens and a promising step toward a potential turnaround,” RBC Capital Markets analyst Ben Hendrix said Sunday in a note, citing Bloomberg's report from people who asked not to be named discussing private information. “We believe the leadership transition presents an ideal time to level-set expectations.” Read More: Walgreens Eyes Tim Wentworth, Ex-Cigna Executive, for CEO A final decision hasn't been made and Wentworth may not wind up in the job, the people told Bloomberg. Walgreens is expected to report quarterly earnings Oct. 12. Wentworth was CEO of Express Scripts, a top manager of drug benefits,
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