Walgreens Boots Alliance, Retail Pharmacy International (Excl. UK & ROI)Head of Media and Communications
Sep. 2016 - Feb. 2018London Area, United KingdomWalgreens Boots Alliance is a global leader in retail and wholesale pharmacy, touching millions of lives every day through dispensing and distributing medicines, its convenient retail locations, digital platforms and health and beauty products. The Company has more than 100 years of trusted healthcare heritage and innovation in community pharmacy and pharmaceutical wholesaling. WBA is one of the world’s largest purchasers of prescription drugs and many other health and wellbeing products. The Company’s size, scale, and expertise will help position us to expand the supply of, and address the rising cost of, prescription drugs in the U.S. and worldwide. - Achieved +40% in earned media vs forecast with the participation of WBA senior executives such as Co-COO Ornella Barra in PR activities. - Managed $50M marketing budget and associated market P&L to develop and execute marketing strategies, budgets, and sales plans for WBA's business segments. - Developed the brand and company strategy for a double-digit year-on-year growth, (Net Revenue 2016 US$ 749M+16% net sales, 1200 stores). - Collaborated with senior c-level executives to create best practices marketing initiatives and media positioning for vertical markets, based on strong analytics (ROI, retention, costs, conversion). - Increased consumer leads by 30% through development of targeted advertisements, user curated content and influencer marketing campaigns. - Successfully launched Boots Global Brands (No7, Soap & Glory, Botanics, Soltan and Tea Tree & Witch Hazel) by developing offline and online campaigns, store exhibitions, promotions and store activations.