Chief executive of Alliance Boots, Richard Baker, has resigned from the company, less than a month after it was taken over by private equity firm KKR. Baker announced his resignation after discussing the option of continuing in a role as chief executive officer, but decided to pursue his career elsewhere, the company said. Stefano Pessina, ranked 428 in the 2006 Forbes’ world’s richest people list, will now take the role of executive chairman following the £11bn merger deal. Scott Wheway, managing director of Boots The Chemists and at one point a contender to replace Baker, has also resigned. An Alliance Boots statement said: “Wheway has decided not to accept a position in the new business. [Wheway] felt that as the business enters the next phase of development, his own career plans did not enable him to give a firm commitment to stay for the next few years.” The new management structure has promoted Alex Gourlay, healthcare director for Boots The Chemist, to managing...


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