UK health and beauty products retailer Boots has named Richard Baker, an executive at supermarket chain Asda, as its new chief executive.
Baker currently holds the position of chief operating officer at Asda, the UK subsidiary of US retail giant Wal-Mart.
Boots’ current chief executive, Steve Russell, is to leave the board at the end of May, reported Reuters.
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