Lloydspharmacy parent company appoints new CEO from Superdrug group
Lloydspharmacy's parent company, Celesio UK, has announced its new chief executive, Toby Anderson, will join the organisation in September.
Mr Anderson joins from the A.S. Watson Group – which includes Superdrug – where he held the role of CEO of Asia and eastern Europe, “with accountability for 1,500 pharmacies”, Celesio UK said this afternoon (May 2).
His 12-year career with A.S. Watson included country management roles, as well as marketing director for Asia and eastern Europe – “leading brand relaunches across 12 markets, including the introduction of new store formats, websites and loyalty programmes”, the multiple added.
Celesio UK confirmed to C+D that Mr Anderson replaces Cormac Tobin, who resigned from his managing director role at the company in November.
Brian Tyler, chairman of the management board of McKesson Europe – which owns Celesio UK – said: “Toby is committed to navigating the current and future challenges that our company faces and helping us to truly transform healthcare in the UK.”
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