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May

Walgreen Co. in Deerfield, Ill. Names Wade Miquelon CFO, Vice President

Author: Adam Fendelman, Category: Business

DEERFIELD, Ill. – Walgreen Co. on Monday named Wade Miquelon (formerly of Tyson Foods) its new senior vice president and CFO. Miquelon replaces William Rudolphsen. Rudolphsen was given the newly created title of senior vice president and chief risk officer.

Miquelon worked as executive vice president and CFO at Springdale, Ark.-based Tyson Foods since 2006. He also spent 16 years with the Proctor & Gamble working at various global offices including Cincinnati, Bangkok, Singapore and Geneva, Switzerland. Miquelon’s responsibilities at Walgreen Co. will include overseeing the company’s accounting and tax and treasury functions including investor relations.

“[Miquelon] brings an excellent combination of financial knowledge, strategic thinking and operational experience – including mergers and acquisitions – that will serve us well,” said Walgreen Co. CEO Jeffrey Rein in a Monday statement.

Originally from the St. Louis area, Miquelon has degrees in civil engineering from Purdue University and finance and marketing from Washington University in St. Louis.

By Megan O’Neil