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10 Walgreens merchandising leaders
These ten current and former Walgreens merchandising leaders have held chief merchandising officer, senior vice president, group vice president and general merchandise manager, and divisional merchandise manager roles at Walgreens. A reader can learn how merchandising leaders work at Walgreens from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Beverly Altberg
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Grocery & General Merchandise · Walgreens
SVP, Grocery & General Merchandise at Walgreens since March 2026, a role their profile describes as head of a multi-billion-dollar grocery and general merchandise portfolio including food, candy, seasonal and consumer electronics, along with the photo business. Before Walgreens they were President and Chief Operating Officer at Conros Corporation (2025–2026).
Heather Hughes
LinkedInExperience: Group Vice President, GMM of Beauty, Personal Care and Seasonal · Walgreens
Group Vice President, GMM of Beauty, Personal Care and Seasonal at Walgreens since January 2018, a role their profile says includes directing companywide seasonal and gift. At Walgreens they were also a Senior Director Divisional Merchandise Manager (2010–2017) and a Category Manager (2007–2010).
Heather Stone, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President of Merchandising, Health & Beauty · Walgreens
Senior Vice President of Merchandising, Health & Beauty at Walgreens since March 2026, based in Minneapolis. Before Walgreens they were Senior Vice President (2022–2025) and Vice President of Sales (2020–2022) at The Barcode Group, and Sales Team Leader - Target at The Clorox Company (2017–2020).
Kirk Hanselman
LinkedInExperience: Chief Merchandising Officer · Walgreens
Former Chief Merchandising Officer at Walgreens (2020–2022), where their profile says they led the over 500 person retail products merchandising, operations and inventory management teams. At Walgreens they were also GVP Merchandise Operations (2017–2020) and GVP Merchandise Planning (2016–2017), and earlier held EVP roles at Claire's.
Kyle Price
LinkedInExperience: Vice President/DMM Food, Beverage & Pet · Walgreens
Vice President/DMM Food, Beverage & Pet at Walgreens since July 2026. Before Walgreens they were Vice President of Sales at Market Performance Group (2025–2026), and at Family Dollar they were Vice President GMM, Merchandising (2022–2024) and Vice President of Enterprise Merchant Operations (2019–2022).
Marty Esarte
LinkedInExperience: Group Vice President/GMM Confections, Celebrations and Seasonal GM · Walgreens
Group Vice President/GMM Confections, Celebrations and Seasonal GM at Walgreens since November 2024, where their profile says they lead the merchandising, owned brand, digital and local teams for the area. They were Group Vice President, Owned Brands at Walgreens (2022–2024) and Vice President Merchandising - Candy & Convenience at Walmart (2019–2022).
Michael Wolf, PharmD
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director DMM OTC Drug · Walgreens
Divisional Merchandise Manager Over the Counter Products at Walgreens since February 2026, after serving as Senior Director DMM OTC Drug there from 2018 to 2026. At Walgreens they were also Senior Director Divisional Merchandise Manager Advanced Care & Home Healthcare (2016–2022) and Director DMM Advanced Care (2012–2016), and their profile notes a pharmacy background.
Paul T.
LinkedInExperience: Group Vice President, GMM Grocery, Household & Beverages · Walgreens
Former Group Vice President, GMM Grocery, Household & Beverages at Walgreens (2017–2020), and President, Retail Procurement Alliance at Walgreens since 2020, which their profile describes as a group purchasing organization. They were also DVP Inventory Strategy & Localization at Walgreens (2011–2017) and SVP Merchandising & Marketing, CMO at Duane Reade (2010–2013).
Rudy Kucera
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, DMM, Photofinishing, Electronics, General Merchandise, Financial Services & Tobacco · Walgreens
Senior Director, DMM, Photofinishing, Electronics, General Merchandise, Financial Services & Tobacco at Walgreens since April 2023. At Walgreens they were also Senior Director, Category Strategy and Supplier Partnerships (2019–2023) and Senior Director, Divisional Merchandise Manager Personal Care (2011–2019).
Tracey Koller
LinkedInExperience: Chief Merchandising Officer (Served as Interim CCO) · Walgreens Boots Alliance
Former Chief Merchandising Officer (Served as Interim CCO) at Walgreens Boots Alliance (2024–2026), a role in which their profile says they were responsible for a $25B merchandising business across all channels, including merch operations, inventory, financial planning and owned brand development teams. They were also a Strategic Advisor at Walgreens Boots Alliance in 2026.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How is merchandising at a large drugstore chain organized across health, beauty, grocery and general merchandise?
- 02What does a general merchandise manager at a company like Walgreens spend most of their time on?
- 03How do drugstore merchandising leaders work with owned brands, planning and store teams on a category?
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