Trees lie fallen across parked cars in the Brooklyn borough of New York the morning after superstorm Sandy made landfall, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. A record storm surge that was higher than predicted along with high winds damaged the electrical system and plunged millions of people into darkness. Utilities say it could be up to a week before power is fully restored. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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Trees lie fallen across parked cars in the Brooklyn borough of New York the morning after superstorm Sandy made landfall, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. A record storm surge that was higher than predicted along with high winds damaged the electrical system and plunged millions of people into darkness. Utilities say it could be up to a week before power is fully restored. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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People in New York's Tribeca neighborhood, without power because of superstorm Sandy, wait for a chance to charge their mobile phones on an available generator setup on a sidewalk, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Walgreen CEO joins Verizon board of directors
NEW YORK (
AP) —
Verizon Communications Inc. said Thursday that the CEO of Walgreen Co., the largest drugstore chain in the U.S., will join its board on March 1.
Walgreen's Gregory Wasson will be the thirteenth director on the company's board
The addition gives Verizon another link to the health care sector, which now accounts for nearly a fifth of the U.S. economy. Verizon, AT&T and other wireless companies have been working to incorporate their technology into health care delivery, via everything from doctor-patient teleconferencing to smartphone applications to help manage diseases.
Wasson has been Walgreens president and CEO since February 2009. Walgreen, based in Deerfield, Ill., operates 8,385 locations with 240,000 employees.
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