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Article Improvements

Hello. As some of you may be aware, there are a small number of factual inaccuracies that should be reviewed and corrected in this article. In the interest of transparency I am declaring that I work for Alliance Boots. I hope to work with external editors to ensure that this Wikipedia article is accurate. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks.

Introductory Paragraph

Several details in the article introductory paragraph are incorrect. Here are the changes with relevant references for verification:

In the first sentence, please replace “Italian” with “Monegasque” (Ornella Barra’s nationality changed from Italian to Monegasque in 2012) (Reference: http://www.nicematin.com/monaco/quelle-place-pour-les-femmes-au-pouvoir-a-monaco.1648182.html)

In the sentence beginning “A board member….,” please replace “Chief Executive, Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division of Alliance Healthcare.” with “Chief Executive of Wholesale and Brands of Alliance Boots.” (Reference: http://www.fortunechina.com/career/c/2014-02/14/content_193558.htm)

In the final sentence, please replace “25 years” with “30 years.” (Reference: http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/business/business_interviews/article1164713.ece)

This section of the article would benefit from the inclusion of an additional important piece of information about Ornella’s role that is currently not mentioned. I've written content which I think could be included within the current introductory paragraph alongside relevant reference for verification. Could someone please review this point and let me know their feedback. Thank you.

After sentence that ends “...division’s key functions” please insert following sentence: “In addition to overseeing the Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division, Ornella is responsible for international retail (outside of UK and Republic of Ireland).” (Reference: http://www.ifpw.com/barra.htm)

Side Bar

Several details included in the article side bar are incorrect. Here are the changes with relevant references for verification:

Title: Please replace “Chief Executive, Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division” with “Chief Executive, Wholesale and Brands, Alliance Boots.” (Reference: http://www.fortunechina.com/career/c/2014-02/14/content_193558.htm)

Nationality: Please replace “Italian” with “Monegasque” (Ornella Barra’s nationality changed from Italian to Monegasque in 2012) (Reference: http://www.nicematin.com/monaco/quelle-place-pour-les-femmes-au-pouvoir-a-monaco.1648182.html)

Career

Several figures included in this section of the article need to be updated. Here are the changes with relevant references for verification:

First paragraph:

In first sentence please replace “Chief Executive of Alliance Healthcare, the Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division of Alliance Boots” with “Chief Executive of Wholesale and Brands of Alliance Boots.” (Reference: http://www.fortunechina.com/career/c/2014-02/14/content_193558.htm)

Replace second sentence beginning “Alliance Boots was a private company…” with “Alliance Boots is a private company – it was bought by AB Acquisitions Limited (Stefano Pessina and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) in July 2007.”

In the sentence “Alliance Boots is present in more than 25 countries…have a pharmacy,” please change the following:

- Replace “with over 116,000* employees” with “with over 108,000* employees” (Reference: http://www.corporateregister.com/reviews/item/?n=155)

- Replace “more than 3,100* health and beauty retail outlets”with “more than 3,150* health and beauty retail outlets in nine countries of which just over 3,050* have a pharmacy” (Reference: http://www.corporateregister.com/reviews/item/?n=155)

- Replace “in 11 countries” with “in nine countries” (Reference: http://www.corporateregister.com/reviews/item/?n=155)

- Replace “just over 3,200* have a pharmacy” with “just over 3,000* have a pharmacy” (Reference: http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=WAG)

In the final sentence “Figures stated ... March 2013.” replace “March 2013.” with “31 March 2014.” (Reference: http://www.corporateregister.com/reviews/item/?n=155)

Second paragraph:

- In the final sentence “Figures stated ... March 2012.” replace “March 2012.” with “March 2013.”

This section of the article would also benefit from the inclusion of an additional important piece of information about Ornella’s career that is currently not mentioned. I've written content which I think could be included within the current ‘Career’ section alongside a relevant reference for verification. Could someone could please review this point and let me know their feedback. Thank you.

At the end of the ‘Career’ section, insert the following:

“In April 2013, Ornella Barra was appointed to the Board of Directors of Assicurazioni Generali, one of the most significant players in the global insurance and financial products market.” (Reference: http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2013/04/29/ornella-barra-dallimpero-globale-di-alliance-boots.html)

Timeline

This section of the article would benefit from the inclusion of an additional important piece of information about Ornella’s career that is currently not mentioned. I've written content which I think could be included within the current timeline alongside a relevant reference for verification. Could someone could please review these points and let me know their feedback. Thank you.

At end of timeline section please insert following:

“2013: Appointed to the Board of Directors of Assicurazioni Generali, the largest insurance company in Italy, in April. Also in September Ornella was appointed as Chief Executive, Wholesale and Brands of Alliance Boots.” (Reference: http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2013/04/29/ornella-barra-dallimpero-globale-di-alliance-boots.html)

Industry-related activities

This section of the article would benefit from the inclusion of an additional important piece of information about Ornella’s career that is currently not mentioned. I've written content which I think could be included within the current ‘Industry-related activities’ section alongside a relevant reference for verification. Could someone please review this point and let me know their feedback. Thank you.

Please insert the following at beginning of section:

Generali

“In April 2013, Ornella Barra was appointed to the Board of Directors of Assicurazioni Generali, the largest insurance company in Italy.” (Reference: http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2013/04/29/ornella-barra-dallimpero-globale-di-alliance-boots.html)

Personal Life

One detail in this section of the article is incorrect. Here is the change with relevant reference for verification:

Please replace “25 years” with “30 years” (Reference: http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/business/business_interviews/article1164713.ece)

Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks. SourcingABC (talk) 19:26, 16 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: Having flagged these proposed factual changes for 7 days without comment, I have now updated the article. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks. SourcingABC (talk) 20:51, 26 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

SourcingABC (talk) 16:20, 30 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

References

Please add this link: Reference:http://www.stefanopessina.com/

SourcingABC (talk) 17:27, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Having flagged these proposed factual changes for 3 days without comment, I have now updated the article. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks. SourcingABC (talk)

SourcingABC (talk) 14:26, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Side Bar

Please replace the current image of Ornella Barra with this more recent photograph:

File:Ornella Barra picture.JPG

Picture of Ornella Barra at the launch of the 2012/13 Alliance Boots CSR Report

Hello. As some of you may be aware, there are a small number of factual inaccuracies that should be reviewed and corrected in this article. In the interest of transparency I am declaring that I work for Alliance Boots. I hope to work with external editors to ensure that this Wikipedia article is accurate. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks.

Career

Several figures included in this section of the article need to be updated. Here are the changes with relevant references for verification:

First paragraph: Please replace “25 countries” with “27 countries”. Please replace “108,000 employees” with “120,000 employees”. Please replace “3,150” with “4,600”. Please replace “9 countries” with “11 countries”. Please replace '“3,050” with '“4,450” — Preceding unsigned comment added by SourcingABC (talk • contribs) 15:09, 15 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. As some of you may be aware, there are a small number of factual inaccuracies that should be reviewed and corrected in this article. In the interest of transparency I am declaring that I work for Alliance Boots. I hope to work with external editors to ensure that this Wikipedia article is accurate. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks.

Career

Several figures included in this section of the article need to be updated. Here are the changes with relevant references for verification:

First paragraph: Please replace “25 countries” with “27 countries”. Please replace “108,000 employees” with “120,000 employees”. Please replace “3,150” with “4,600”. Please replace “9 countries” with “11 countries”. Please replace '“3,050” with '“4,450” — Preceding unsigned comment added by SourcingABC (talk • contribs) 15:09, 15 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. As some of you may be aware, there are a small number of factual inaccuracies that should be reviewed and corrected in this article. In the interest of transparency I am declaring that I work for Walgreens Boots Alliance. I hope to work with external editors to ensure that this Wikipedia article is accurate. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks.

"Ornella Barra"

Please remove "A board member of Alliance Boots" since Alliance Boots does not exist now

Please update "is currently Chief Executive of Wholesale and Brands of Alliance Healthcare" to say "is currently Executive Vice President of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and President and Chief Executive of Global Wholesale and International Retail." (Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/amerisourcebergen-elects-ornella-barra-to-its-board-of-directors-2015-01-16)

Please replace "is responsible for the strategy and management of Alliance Healthcare division, which includes overseeing businesses in a total of 20 countries as well as the division’s key functions. In addition to overseeing the Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division, Ornella is responsible for international retail (outside of UK and Republic of Ireland)"

with

"Within Walgreens Boots Alliance, Ornella Barra oversees International Retail, which is part of the Retail Pharmacy International Division, as well as directing the Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division." (http://www.ornellabarra.com/biography/)

Please update: "She has been the partner of the Italian billionaire Stefano Pessina, Executive Chairman of Alliance Boots, for over 30 years" to say "She has been the partner of Stefano Pessina, Executive Vice Chairman and Acting Chief Executive Officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance, for over 30 years" (Source: http://www.benzinga.com/news/14/12/5112567/update-greg-wasson-to-retire-as-walgreens-president-ceo-following-completion-of-m)

"Career"

Please replace "is Chief Executive of Wholesale and Brands of Alliance Boots" with "is Executive Vice President of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and President and Chief Executive of Global Wholesale and International Retail"

Please replace " Alliance Boots is a private company – it was bought by AB Acquisitions Limited (Stefano Pessina and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) in July 2007. Alliance Boots was created as a result of a merger between the Boots Group PLC and Alliance UniChem Plc in July 2006.Alliance Boots is present in more than 25* countries with over 108,000* employees and operates more than 3,150* health and beauty retail outlets in nine countries of which just over 3,050* have a pharmacy. * Figures stated are as at 31 March 2014, are approximate and include associates and joint ventures."

with

"Walgreens Boots Alliance was created through the combination of Walgreens and Alliance Boots in December 2014." (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/walgreens-and-alliance-boots-complete-step-2-of-merger-to-form-first-global-pharmacy-led-health-and-wellbeing-enterprise-2014-12-31)

Please update "The Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division is present in 20 countries[11] and supplies over 180,000* pharmacies, doctors, health centres and hospitals from over 370* distribution centres" to "The Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division is present in 19 countries and supplies more than 180,000 pharmacies, doctors, health centres and hospitals from 340 distribution centres."

Please replace "Barra is also responsible for the strategic development of the Group’s retail businesses and products brands which are marketed outside the UK and Republic of Ireland (under the Boots brand), including Continental Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. Figures stated are as at 31 March 2014, are approximate and include associates and joint ventures."

with

"Barra also oversees International Retail, which includes main business units (Thailand, Norway, The Netherlands, Mexico and Chile), as well as China and The Gulf" (Source: Ornellabarra.com)

Please replace "Barra is the Chairman of the Social Responsibilities Committee at Alliance Boots and states that ‘We encourage our employees to become ambassadors for corporate social responsibility." with "Barra is the Chair of the WBA Social Responsibilities Committee" (Source: Ornellabarra.com)

"Timeline"

Please add: "2014: Following the formation of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Ornella Barra is appointed as Executive Vice President of Walgreens Boots Alliance and President and Chief Executive of Global Wholesale and International Retail" (Source: Ornellabarra.com)

"2015: In January 2015, Ornella Barra is appointed to the Board of Directors of AmerisourceBergen" (Source: http://www.drugstorenews.com/article/walgrees-boots-alliances-ornella-barra-assumes-seat-amerisourcebergen-board)

"Industry related activities"

"European Pharmacists Forum (EPF)" Please update "EPF brings together the 150,000 pharmacist customers of Alliance Boots" to say "customers of Walgreens Boots Alliance"

"IFPW" Please add the sentence "Ornella sits on the board of directors of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers (IFPW), of which she was named Chairman in October 2014." (Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/amerisourcebergen-elects-ornella-barra-to-its-board-of-directors-2015-01-16)

"Personal Life"

Please update " Stefano Pessina, Executive Chairman of Alliance Boots" to say "Stefano Pessina, Executive Vice Chairman and Acting Chief Executive Officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance"

Having flagged these proposed factual changes for 40 days without comment, I have now updated the article. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks. SourcingABC (talk) SourcingABC (talk) 16:00, 1 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed edit to Ornella Barra's Wikipedia page: Fortune Magazine’s 2015 most powerful women in business list

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Hello. There is an opportunity to add some useful and significant information about Ornella’s career, following the publication of Fortune Magazine’s 2015 Most Powerful Women in Business list in September 2015. In the interest of transparency I am declaring that I work for Finsbury, the Financial PR agency for Walgreens Boots Alliance. I hope to work with external editors to ensure that this Wikipedia article is accurate. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks.

Opening Paragraph. Please add the following sentence at the end of the opening paragraph: “Ornella was ranked 5th in Fortune Magazine’s 2015 most powerful women in business list for Europe, Middle East and Africa.”

The source for the change is Fortune’s own website - http://fortune.com/most-powerful-women-europe-middle-east-africa/

SourcingABC (talk) 13:44, 22 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Following up from my previous post as I haven't received any feedback - I hope to work with external editors to ensure that this Wikipedia article is as useful and accurate as possible. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks.SourcingABC (talk) 08:19, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I say go ahead and add the sentence. I have formatted the reference for you:^[1]. Altamel (talk) 19:37, 7 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Fry, Erika. "Ornella Barra, 61". Fortune.com. Time Inc. Retrieved 7 October 2015. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

Hi Altamel. Given your approval, and the amount of time which has passed, I've now added the sentence. Many thanks for formatting the reference. SourcingABC (talk) 09:29, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Article improvements

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Hello.

I believe there is an opportunity to update Ornella’s page.

A few details included in the article information box need to be updated as they are currently inaccurate and do not reflect content in the main body of the page. I've included a list of these below with the relevant references for verification.

In addition, the information on Walgreens Boots Alliance’s Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division is out of date. I have suggested a revision below, along with the relevant reference for verification.

In the interest of transparency I am declaring that I work for Walgreens Boots Alliance. I hope to work with external editors to ensure that this Wikipedia article is accurate. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks.

Information Box

Employer: - Change from “Alliance Boots” to “Walgreens Boots Alliance”

Source: http://fortune.com/most-powerful-women-europe-middle-east-africa/ornella-barra-5/

Known for: - Change from “Executive Director, Alliance Boots” to “Executive Vice President, Walgreens Boots Alliance”

Source: http://www.nottinghampost.com/New-Boots-anti-ageing-cream-boost-sales/story-29102445-detail/story.html

Title: - Change from “Chief Executive, Wholesale and Brands, Alliance Boots” to “President and Chief Executive, Global Wholesale and International Retail, Walgreens Boots Alliance”

Source: http://fortune.com/most-powerful-women-europe-middle-east-africa/ornella-barra-5/

Career - Change first sentence of second paragraph to: “The Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division is present in 12 countries and supplies more than 140,000 pharmacies, doctors, health centres and hospitals from approximately 300 distribution centres.”

Source: http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=WBA.O

SourcingABC (talk) 16:04, 25 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I updated the Title field in the infobox and the sentence, but I removed the employer and "known for" fields since they seem redundant. Altamel (talk) 03:50, 19 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Article improvements

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Hello.

I believe there is an opportunity to update Ornella’s page.

On 9 June 2016 Ornella Barra was appointed Co-Chief Operating Officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance.

As a result, the introduction, information box, career and timeline require updating.

In the interest of transparency I am declaring that I work for Walgreens Boots Alliance. I hope to work with external editors to ensure that this Wikipedia article is accurate. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks.

Introduction:

States: "is currently Executive Vice President of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and President and Chief Executive of Global Wholesale and International Retail" Should say: "is currently Co-Chief Operating Officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance".

Information box, Title: States:"President and Chief Executive, Global Wholesale and International Retail, Walgreens Boots Alliance" Should say: "Co-Chief Operating Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance

Career:

States: "Barra is Executive Vice President of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and President and Chief Executive of Global Wholesale and International Retail." Should say: "Barra is Co-Chief Operating Officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance"

Timeline

Need to add: 2016: Appointed Co-Chief Operating Officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance

Please find an external source below: http://www.wsj.com/articles/walgreens-names-co-chief-operating-officers-1465491343 http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160618/ISSUE01/306189997/meet-the-new-walgreens-coo-whos-also-ceo-pessinas-companion

SourcingABC (talk) 10:15, 27 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Fry, Erika. "Ornella Barra, 61". Fortune.com. Time Inc. Retrieved 7 October 2015. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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