Talk:Ornella Barra

Article Improvements

Hello. As some of you may be aware, there are a small number of factual inaccuracies that should be reviewed and corrected in this article. In the interest of transparency I am declaring that I work for Alliance Boots. I hope to work with external editors to ensure that this Wikipedia article is accurate. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks.

Introductory Paragraph

Several details in the article introductory paragraph are incorrect. Here are the changes with relevant references for verification:

In the first sentence, please replace “Italian” with “Monegasque” (Ornella Barra’s nationality changed from Italian to Monegasque in 2012) (Reference: http://www.nicematin.com/monaco/quelle-place-pour-les-femmes-au-pouvoir-a-monaco.1648182.html)

In the sentence beginning “A board member….,” please replace “Chief Executive, Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division of Alliance Healthcare.” with “Chief Executive of Wholesale and Brands of Alliance Boots.” (Reference: http://www.fortunechina.com/career/c/2014-02/14/content_193558.htm)

In the final sentence, please replace “25 years” with “30 years.” (Reference: http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/business/business_interviews/article1164713.ece)

This section of the article would benefit from the inclusion of an additional important piece of information about Ornella’s role that is currently not mentioned. I've written content which I think could be included within the current introductory paragraph alongside relevant reference for verification. Could someone please review this point and let me know their feedback. Thank you.

After sentence that ends “...division’s key functions” please insert following sentence: “In addition to overseeing the Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division, Ornella is responsible for international retail (outside of UK and Republic of Ireland).” (Reference: http://www.ifpw.com/barra.htm)

Side Bar

Several details included in the article side bar are incorrect. Here are the changes with relevant references for verification:

Title: Please replace “Chief Executive, Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division” with “Chief Executive, Wholesale and Brands, Alliance Boots.” (Reference: http://www.fortunechina.com/career/c/2014-02/14/content_193558.htm)

Nationality: Please replace “Italian” with “Monegasque” (Ornella Barra’s nationality changed from Italian to Monegasque in 2012) (Reference: http://www.nicematin.com/monaco/quelle-place-pour-les-femmes-au-pouvoir-a-monaco.1648182.html)

Career

Several figures included in this section of the article need to be updated. Here are the changes with relevant references for verification:

First paragraph:

In first sentence please replace “Chief Executive of Alliance Healthcare, the Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division of Alliance Boots” with “Chief Executive of Wholesale and Brands of Alliance Boots.” (Reference: http://www.fortunechina.com/career/c/2014-02/14/content_193558.htm)

Replace second sentence beginning “Alliance Boots was a private company…” with “Alliance Boots is a private company – it was bought by AB Acquisitions Limited (Stefano Pessina and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) in July 2007.”

In the sentence “Alliance Boots is present in more than 25 countries…have a pharmacy,” please change the following:

- Replace “with over 116,000* employees” with “with over 108,000* employees” (Reference: http://www.corporateregister.com/reviews/item/?n=155)

- Replace “more than 3,100* health and beauty retail outlets”with “more than 3,150* health and beauty retail outlets in nine countries of which just over 3,050* have a pharmacy” (Reference: http://www.corporateregister.com/reviews/item/?n=155)

- Replace “in 11 countries” with “in nine countries” (Reference: http://www.corporateregister.com/reviews/item/?n=155)

- Replace “just over 3,200* have a pharmacy” with “just over 3,000* have a pharmacy” (Reference: http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=WAG)

In the final sentence “Figures stated ... March 2013.” replace “March 2013.” with “31 March 2014.” (Reference: http://www.corporateregister.com/reviews/item/?n=155)

Second paragraph:

- In the final sentence “Figures stated ... March 2012.” replace “March 2012.” with “March 2013.”

This section of the article would also benefit from the inclusion of an additional important piece of information about Ornella’s career that is currently not mentioned. I've written content which I think could be included within the current ‘Career’ section alongside a relevant reference for verification. Could someone could please review this point and let me know their feedback. Thank you.

At the end of the ‘Career’ section, insert the following:

“In April 2013, Ornella Barra was appointed to the Board of Directors of Assicurazioni Generali, one of the most significant players in the global insurance and financial products market.” (Reference: http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2013/04/29/ornella-barra-dallimpero-globale-di-alliance-boots.html)

Timeline

This section of the article would benefit from the inclusion of an additional important piece of information about Ornella’s career that is currently not mentioned. I've written content which I think could be included within the current timeline alongside a relevant reference for verification. Could someone could please review these points and let me know their feedback. Thank you.

At end of timeline section please insert following:

“2013: Appointed to the Board of Directors of Assicurazioni Generali, the largest insurance company in Italy, in April. Also in September Ornella was appointed as Chief Executive, Wholesale and Brands of Alliance Boots.” (Reference: http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2013/04/29/ornella-barra-dallimpero-globale-di-alliance-boots.html)

Industry-related activities

This section of the article would benefit from the inclusion of an additional important piece of information about Ornella’s career that is currently not mentioned. I've written content which I think could be included within the current ‘Industry-related activities’ section alongside a relevant reference for verification. Could someone please review this point and let me know their feedback. Thank you.

Please insert the following at beginning of section:

Generali

“In April 2013, Ornella Barra was appointed to the Board of Directors of Assicurazioni Generali, the largest insurance company in Italy.” (Reference: http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2013/04/29/ornella-barra-dallimpero-globale-di-alliance-boots.html)

Personal Life

One detail in this section of the article is incorrect. Here is the change with relevant reference for verification:

Please replace “25 years” with “30 years” (Reference: http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/business/business_interviews/article1164713.ece)

Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks. SourcingABC (talk) 19:26, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

Note: Having flagged these proposed factual changes for 7 days without comment, I have now updated the article. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks. SourcingABC (talk) 20:51, 26 April 2014 (UTC)

SourcingABC (talk) 16:20, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

References

Please add this link: Reference:http://www.stefanopessina.com/

SourcingABC (talk) 17:27, 2 June 2014 (UTC)

Having flagged these proposed factual changes for 3 days without comment, I have now updated the article. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks. SourcingABC (talk)

SourcingABC (talk) 14:26, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

Side Bar

Please replace the current image of Ornella Barra with this more recent photograph:

File:Ornella Barra picture.JPG

Picture of Ornella Barra at the launch of the 2012/13 Alliance Boots CSR Report

Hello. As some of you may be aware, there are a small number of factual inaccuracies that should be reviewed and corrected in this article. In the interest of transparency I am declaring that I work for Alliance Boots. I hope to work with external editors to ensure that this Wikipedia article is accurate. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks.

Career

Several figures included in this section of the article need to be updated. Here are the changes with relevant references for verification:

First paragraph: Please replace “25 countries” with “27 countries”. Please replace “108,000 employees” with “120,000 employees”. Please replace “3,150” with “4,600”. Please replace “9 countries” with “11 countries”. Please replace '“3,050” with '“4,450” — Preceding unsigned comment added by SourcingABC (talk • contribs) 15:09, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

Hello. As some of you may be aware, there are a small number of factual inaccuracies that should be reviewed and corrected in this article. In the interest of transparency I am declaring that I work for Alliance Boots. I hope to work with external editors to ensure that this Wikipedia article is accurate. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks.

Career

Several figures included in this section of the article need to be updated. Here are the changes with relevant references for verification:

First paragraph: Please replace “25 countries” with “27 countries”. Please replace “108,000 employees” with “120,000 employees”. Please replace “3,150” with “4,600”. Please replace “9 countries” with “11 countries”. Please replace '“3,050” with '“4,450” — Preceding unsigned comment added by SourcingABC (talk • contribs) 15:09, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

Hello. As some of you may be aware, there are a small number of factual inaccuracies that should be reviewed and corrected in this article. In the interest of transparency I am declaring that I work for Walgreens Boots Alliance. I hope to work with external editors to ensure that this Wikipedia article is accurate. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks.

"Ornella Barra"

Please remove "A board member of Alliance Boots" since Alliance Boots does not exist now

Please update "is currently Chief Executive of Wholesale and Brands of Alliance Healthcare" to say "is currently Executive Vice President of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and President and Chief Executive of Global Wholesale and International Retail." (Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/amerisourcebergen-elects-ornella-barra-to-its-board-of-directors-2015-01-16)

Please replace "is responsible for the strategy and management of Alliance Healthcare division, which includes overseeing businesses in a total of 20 countries as well as the division’s key functions. In addition to overseeing the Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division, Ornella is responsible for international retail (outside of UK and Republic of Ireland)"

with

"Within Walgreens Boots Alliance, Ornella Barra oversees International Retail, which is part of the Retail Pharmacy International Division, as well as directing the Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division." (http://www.ornellabarra.com/biography/)

Please update: "She has been the partner of the Italian billionaire Stefano Pessina, Executive Chairman of Alliance Boots, for over 30 years" to say "She has been the partner of Stefano Pessina, Executive Vice Chairman and Acting Chief Executive Officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance, for over 30 years" (Source: http://www.benzinga.com/news/14/12/5112567/update-greg-wasson-to-retire-as-walgreens-president-ceo-following-completion-of-m)

"Career"

Please replace "is Chief Executive of Wholesale and Brands of Alliance Boots" with "is Executive Vice President of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and President and Chief Executive of Global Wholesale and International Retail"

Please replace " Alliance Boots is a private company – it was bought by AB Acquisitions Limited (Stefano Pessina and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) in July 2007. Alliance Boots was created as a result of a merger between the Boots Group PLC and Alliance UniChem Plc in July 2006.Alliance Boots is present in more than 25* countries with over 108,000* employees and operates more than 3,150* health and beauty retail outlets in nine countries of which just over 3,050* have a pharmacy. * Figures stated are as at 31 March 2014, are approximate and include associates and joint ventures."

with

"Walgreens Boots Alliance was created through the combination of Walgreens and Alliance Boots in December 2014." (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/walgreens-and-alliance-boots-complete-step-2-of-merger-to-form-first-global-pharmacy-led-health-and-wellbeing-enterprise-2014-12-31)

Please update "The Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division is present in 20 countries[11] and supplies over 180,000* pharmacies, doctors, health centres and hospitals from over 370* distribution centres" to "The Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division is present in 19 countries and supplies more than 180,000 pharmacies, doctors, health centres and hospitals from 340 distribution centres."

Please replace "Barra is also responsible for the strategic development of the Group’s retail businesses and products brands which are marketed outside the UK and Republic of Ireland (under the Boots brand), including Continental Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. Figures stated are as at 31 March 2014, are approximate and include associates and joint ventures."

with

"Barra also oversees International Retail, which includes main business units (Thailand, Norway, The Netherlands, Mexico and Chile), as well as China and The Gulf" (Source: Ornellabarra.com)

Please replace "Barra is the Chairman of the Social Responsibilities Committee at Alliance Boots and states that ‘We encourage our employees to become ambassadors for corporate social responsibility." with "Barra is the Chair of the WBA Social Responsibilities Committee" (Source: Ornellabarra.com)

"Timeline"

Please add: "2014: Following the formation of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Ornella Barra is appointed as Executive Vice President of Walgreens Boots Alliance and President and Chief Executive of Global Wholesale and International Retail" (Source: Ornellabarra.com)

"2015: In January 2015, Ornella Barra is appointed to the Board of Directors of AmerisourceBergen" (Source: http://www.drugstorenews.com/article/walgrees-boots-alliances-ornella-barra-assumes-seat-amerisourcebergen-board)

"Industry related activities"

"European Pharmacists Forum (EPF)" Please update "EPF brings together the 150,000 pharmacist customers of Alliance Boots" to say "customers of Walgreens Boots Alliance"

"IFPW" Please add the sentence "Ornella sits on the board of directors of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers (IFPW), of which she was named Chairman in October 2014." (Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/amerisourcebergen-elects-ornella-barra-to-its-board-of-directors-2015-01-16)

"Personal Life"

Please update " Stefano Pessina, Executive Chairman of Alliance Boots" to say "Stefano Pessina, Executive Vice Chairman and Acting Chief Executive Officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance"

Having flagged these proposed factual changes for 40 days without comment, I have now updated the article. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks. SourcingABC (talk) SourcingABC (talk) 16:00, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

Proposed edit to Ornella Barra's Wikipedia page: Fortune Magazine’s 2015 most powerful women in business list

Hello. There is an opportunity to add some useful and significant information about Ornella’s career, following the publication of Fortune Magazine’s 2015 Most Powerful Women in Business list in September 2015. In the interest of transparency I am declaring that I work for Finsbury, the Financial PR agency for Walgreens Boots Alliance. I hope to work with external editors to ensure that this Wikipedia article is accurate. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks.

Opening Paragraph. Please add the following sentence at the end of the opening paragraph: “Ornella was ranked 5th in Fortune Magazine’s 2015 most powerful women in business list for Europe, Middle East and Africa.”

The source for the change is Fortune’s own website - http://fortune.com/most-powerful-women-europe-middle-east-africa/

SourcingABC (talk) 13:44, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Following up from my previous post as I haven't received any feedback - I hope to work with external editors to ensure that this Wikipedia article is as useful and accurate as possible. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks.SourcingABC (talk) 08:19, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

I say go ahead and add the sentence. I have formatted the reference for you:. Altamel (talk) 19:37, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

References

Hi Altamel. Given your approval, and the amount of time which has passed, I've now added the sentence. Many thanks for formatting the reference. SourcingABC (talk) 09:29, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

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Article improvements

Hello.

I believe there is an opportunity to update Ornella’s page.

A few details included in the article information box need to be updated as they are currently inaccurate and do not reflect content in the main body of the page. I've included a list of these below with the relevant references for verification.

In addition, the information on Walgreens Boots Alliance’s Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division is out of date. I have suggested a revision below, along with the relevant reference for verification.

In the interest of transparency I am declaring that I work for Walgreens Boots Alliance. I hope to work with external editors to ensure that this Wikipedia article is accurate. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks.

Information Box

Employer: - Change from “Alliance Boots” to “Walgreens Boots Alliance”

Source: http://fortune.com/most-powerful-women-europe-middle-east-africa/ornella-barra-5/

Known for: - Change from “Executive Director, Alliance Boots” to “Executive Vice President, Walgreens Boots Alliance”

Source: http://www.nottinghampost.com/New-Boots-anti-ageing-cream-boost-sales/story-29102445-detail/story.html

Title: - Change from “Chief Executive, Wholesale and Brands, Alliance Boots” to “President and Chief Executive, Global Wholesale and International Retail, Walgreens Boots Alliance”

Source: http://fortune.com/most-powerful-women-europe-middle-east-africa/ornella-barra-5/

Career - Change first sentence of second paragraph to: “The Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division is present in 12 countries and supplies more than 140,000 pharmacies, doctors, health centres and hospitals from approximately 300 distribution centres.”

Source: http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=WBA.O

SourcingABC (talk) 16:04, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

I updated the Title field in the infobox and the sentence, but I removed the employer and "known for" fields since they seem redundant. Altamel (talk) 03:50, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

Article improvements

Hello.

I believe there is an opportunity to update Ornella’s page.

On 9 June 2016 Ornella Barra was appointed Co-Chief Operating Officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance.

As a result, the introduction, information box, career and timeline require updating.

In the interest of transparency I am declaring that I work for Walgreens Boots Alliance. I hope to work with external editors to ensure that this Wikipedia article is accurate. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks.

Introduction

States: "is currently Executive Vice President of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and President and Chief Executive of Global Wholesale and International Retail"

Should say: "is currently Co-Chief Operating Officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance".

Information box, Title

States:"President and Chief Executive, Global Wholesale and International Retail, Walgreens Boots Alliance" Should say: "Co-Chief Operating Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance

Career

States: "Barra is Executive Vice President of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and President and Chief Executive of Global Wholesale and International Retail." Should say: "Barra is Co-Chief Operating Officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance"

Timeline

Need to add: 2016: Appointed Co-Chief Operating Officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance

Please find an external source below: http://www.wsj.com/articles/walgreens-names-co-chief-operating-officers-1465491343 http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160618/ISSUE01/306189997/meet-the-new-walgreens-coo-whos-also-ceo-pessinas-companion

SourcingABC (talk) 10:15, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

@SourcingABC  Done, but please add the {{connected contributor (paid)}} per the conflict of interest disclosure requirements at the top of this page. Altamel (talk) 23:30, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

Updates to page

Hello.

I believe there is an opportunity to update Ornella Barra’s page. In the interest of transparency I am declaring that I work on behalf of Walgreens Boots Alliance. I hope to work with external editors to ensure that this Wikipedia article is accurate. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks.

Introduction Please remove: "Ornella was ranked 5th in Fortune Magazine’s 2015 most powerful women in business list for Europe, Middle East and Africa"

Replace with: "Ornella was ranked tenth in Fortune Magazine’s 2016 most powerful women in business list, based outside the USA."

Source: http://fortune.com/?s=ornella+barra

Career Please change to: "WBA’s pharmaceutical wholesale and distribution network is present in more than 20 countries and supplies more than 230,000 pharmacies, doctors, health centres and hospitals from 390 distribution centres. Moreover, it supports a large network of independent pharmacies and operates a number of owned pharmacies. Barra also oversees International Retail, which includes main business units of Thailand, Norway, The Netherlands, Mexico and Chile, as well as the UK."

Sources: http://www.ornellabarra.com/about/biography/ - http://www.walgreensbootsalliance.com/about/ - http://www.walgreensbootsalliance.com/about/company/retail-pharmacy-international/

SourcingABC (talk) 16:26, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

SourcingABC (talk) 18:14, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

Updated the Fortune ranking. Clarification needed on the number of pharmacies: on an edit request for Alliance Healthcare, you stated that Alliance Healthcare supplies 110,000 pharmacies from 288 distribution centres. What is the difference between Walgreens Boots Alliance and Alliance Healthcare? Altamel (talk) 04:32, 20 November 2016 (UTC)

Hello Altamel (talk).

Career: Please change the opening sentence of the second paragraph to:

"The Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division, which mainly operates under the Alliance Healthcare brand, is present in more than 11 countries and supplies over 110,000 pharmacies, doctors, health centres and hospitals from 288 distribution centres."

Source: http://www.walgreensbootsalliance.com/about/company/pharmaceutical-wholesale/ & http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=WBA.O

SourcingABC (talk) 17:26, 22 November 2016 (UTC)

Request for factual edit

Hi.

I'm employed by RLM Finsbury, a communications company. I'm using my Wikipedia account to contribute to the Wikipedia community.

I intend to suggest improvements to articles regarding my client, Alliance Boots. This will include noting any inaccurate information.

Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions.

Thanks.

Career Please could you update the second paragraph of the Career section to:

WBA’s pharmaceutical wholesale and distribution network is present in more than 20 countries and supplies more than 230,000 pharmacies, doctors, health centres and hospitals from 390 distribution centres. Moreover, it supports a large network of independent pharmacies and operates a number of owned pharmacies. Barra also oversees International Retail, which includes main business units of Thailand, Norway, The Netherlands, Mexico and Chile, as well as the UK.[12]

SOURCE: http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=WBA.O

SourcingABC (talk) 11:20, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

 Not done - requested content is copy-pasted. See Earwig report for more details. DrStrauss talk 13:12, 25 August 2017 (UTC)

Article improvements

Hello, In the interest of transparency I am declaring that I work for Walgreens Boots Alliance. I would like to share with external editors updated information about Ornella Barra, to ensure that this Wikipedia article is accurate.

Her current role within the Company includes responsibilities that are slightly different to the ones currently listed in the Introductory Paragraph. Also, the source currently referenced for this sentence is “missing or empty”; I am thus proposing an alternative external reference.

Please replace the following sentence: “Within Walgreens Boots Alliance, Barra oversees International Retail, which is part of the Retail Pharmacy International Division, as well as directing the Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division”.

With “Within Walgreens Boots Alliance, Barra oversees the Retail Pharmacy International Division businesses outside the UK and Republic Of Ireland and the Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division, as well as Global Human Resources, Global Communications, Global IT function, Global Brands, CSR for the group and other business services for the company.” ,

GretaBonsi (talk) 08:10, 17 May 2018 (UTC)

I am proposing another modification to this page in order to reflect Ornella Barra's ranking in the most recent Fortune Most Powerful Women International. According to the 2017 edition, she is in 13th position.

I therefore suggest replacing the following sentence: "Ornella was ranked 10th in Fortune Magazine’s 2016 most powerful women in business for female executives based outside of the United States."

with: Ornella was ranked 13th in Fortune's 2017 most powerful women in business for female executives outside the United States. GretaBonsi (talk) 14:26, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

GretaBonsi, bearing in mind your stated conflict of interest, why did you edit the article directly, rather than waiting for someone to respond? Edwardx (talk) 20:38, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

Hi, given all suggested changes are strictly factual I considered it appropriate to modify after sharing on this Talk page.

There would be another additional information to be included, I would suggest: Ornella Barra is also member of the board of AmerisourceBergen, here is a source:

https://www.talent4boards.com/amerisourcebergen-appoints-ornella-barra-board-directors/

Would it be possible to add this as well in the Industry-related activity section?

GretaBonsi (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 06:16, 16 June 2018 (UTC)

Edwardx, did you have a chance to review my proposal to add that Ornella Barra is a member of AmerisourceBergen's board? In addition to the aforementioned source, here is the link to Amerisourcebergen's board of directors: http://investor.amerisourcebergen.com/corporate-governance/board-of-directors. Thank you for your attention. GretaBonsi (talk) 10:33, 9 July 2018 (UTC)

Following up on my previous posts as I haven't received any feedback - I hope it will be acceptable for me to include the following sentence in the Industry-related activity:

AmerisourceBergen

Ornella Barra is a member of the Board of Directors of AmerisourceBergen, one of the largest global pharmaceutical sourcing and distribution services companies, since January 2015 ,

GretaBonsi (talk) 10:33, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

References

Proposed photos changes

Hi, I am declaring that I work for Walgreens Boots Alliance. I hope to work with external editors to ensure that this Wikipedia article is accurate.

It has come to our attention that the Wikipedia page for Ornella Barra has outdated photos, and I would like to propose to change them with the following up-to-date photos, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ornella_Barra.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ornella_Barra_in_London_%22Boots%22_shop.jpg

Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks. GretaBonsi (talk) 10:57, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

References

Reply 08-AUG-2018

Image replacement approved

 spintendo  16:18, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

Updates to article

Hello, in the interest of transparency, I am declaring I work for Walgreens Boots Alliance. I would like to propose two edits, in the interest of accuracy:

1) Professional activities section - The following sentence "In April 2013, Barra was appointed to the board of directors of Assicurazioni Generali, Italy's largest insurance company. ” should be removed, as she is no longer a member of the board of directors of Generali Source: ,

2) Biography section - The following sentence "Having graduated as a pharmacist from the University of Genoa in 1979,[6] began her career as a manager of a pharmacy which she then acquired.[citation needed]" Should be edited as follows: "Having graduated as a pharmacist from the University of Genoa in 1979, she began her career as a manager of a pharmacy and eventually she set up her own" Source:

Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks GretaBonsi (talk) 15:06, 9 May 2019 (UTC)

References

Reply 16-MAY-2019

  Edit request declined  

• The sentence as it exists in the article does not state that the subject is currently on the board of directors, only that she was appointed in 2013.
• The requested reference has not been formatted as Citation Style 1, which is the style currently used by the article. Please reformat the reference using that style and when this is completed kindly open a new edit request at your earliest convenience.

Regards,  Spintendo  16:15, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Edit request

Hello,

having stated my conflict of interest, I am re-requesting the edit as @Spintendo: suggested, with reference now formatted according to the style used by the article:

• Biography section - The following sentence "Having graduated as a pharmacist from the University of Genoa in 1979, began her career as a manager of a pharmacy which she then acquired.[citation needed]" Should be edited as follows: "Having graduated as a pharmacist from the University of Genoa in 1979, she began her career as a manager of a pharmacy and eventually she set up her own"

Regarding Generali, given Ornella Barra is no longer a member of the board, I think the sentence still requires updating - if not removed, it could be reviewed as follows: In April 2013, Barra was appointed to the board of directors of Assicurazioni Generali, Italy's largest insurance company. She is no longer a member since 8 May 2019.

Thanks for your help.

GretaBonsi (talk) 16:33, 17 May 2019 (UTC)

References

Reply 17-MAY-2019

  Edit request implemented  

• The timespan was added to her position as board member.
• The claim regarding "setting up her own pharmacy" was omitted, as it was not clear what was meant by "set up".

 Additional changes made:

1. The main subheadings covering her work were consolidated into one heading titled Career.
2. A reference which used a bare URL was converted to WP:CS1.
3. A How inline template was appended.
4. Information regarding the subject and Pessina sharing a house in Monaco was omitted.
5. A reference which contained a formatting error tag was corrected by inserting the |title= parameter.

Regards,  Spintendo  17:21, 17 May 2019 (UTC)

Edit request

Hello,

I am an employee at Walgreens Boots Alliance. I would like to point out that in the 2019 Fortune Most Powerful Women list Ornella Barra is in 26th position. I would therefore propose to update the relative sentence as follows:

Ornella was ranked 26th in Fortune Magazine’s 2019 most powerful women in business for female executives outside the United States.

Thank you.

GretaBonsi (talk) 14:06, 18 October 2019 (UTC)

References

Update on Ornella Barra personal status

Due to her marriage with her former partner Stefano Pessia, the sentence "she has been the partner of the Italian billionaire Stefano Pessina for over 30 years" would be changed into "she is married with the Italian billionaire Stefano Pessina" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sergio imbonati (talk • contribs) 14:23, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

I didn't receive any feedback on this point. I update the sentence as previously mentioned. Sergio imbonati (talk) 07:17, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

I would remove the mention of Fortune 2019 ranking (not so recent anymore) Sergio imbonati (talk) 07:36, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

Update on Ornella Barra career

For a more accurate description of her career, the following sentence would be added "following the merger between Alliance UniChem and Boots plc and the creation of Alliance Boots, in 2012 she became the Company’s Chief Executive, Wholesale and Brands. Alliance Boots merged with Walgreens in 2014, to from Walgreens Boots Alliance, and integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader based in Deerfield, Illinois. Barra is currently the Company’s chief operating officer, international." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sergio imbonati (talk • contribs) 16:29, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

I didn't receive any feedback on the above note. I proceed with the update of the section. Sergio imbonati (talk) 07:21, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

I would include the mention of Fortune 2015 ranking, when Ornella Barra was 5th in business (see https://fortune.com/most-powerful-women-europe-middle-east-africa/2015/ornella-barra/) Sergio imbonati (talk) 07:37, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

Some proposed changes

For full transparency I inform you that I am an advisor of Walgreens Boots Alliance and work directly with Ornella Barra.

• TEXT TO BE REMOVED (from the first paragraph): She has been the partner of the Italian billionaire Stefano Pessina for over 30 years.
• TEXT TO BE ADDED (substituting the above text): She is married with the Italian billionaire Stefano Pessina.

• TEXT TO BE REMOVED (from the summary box): Partner(s): Stefano Pessina
• TEXT TO BE ADDED (substituting the above text): Spuse(s): Stefano Pessina (2022 - present)

• REASON FOR THE CHANGE

Ornella Barra is now married with Stefano Pessina

• TEXT TO BE REMOVED (from the first paragraph): Ornella was ranked 26th in Fortune Magazine's 2019 most powerful women in business for female executives outside the United States.

• REASON FOR THE CHANGE

It is an old information

• TEXT TO BE ADDED (as second paragraph of "Career" section): Following the merger between Alliance UniChem and Boots plc and the creation of Alliance Boots, in 2012 she became the Company’s Chief Executive, Wholesale and Brands. Alliance Boots merged with Walgreens in 2014, to from Walgreens Boots Alliance, and integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader based in Deerfield, Illinois. Barra is currently the Company’s chief operating officer, international.

• REASON FOR THE CHANGE

it is a more accurate description of Ornella Barra's career path

• TEXT TO BE ADDED (at the end of 4th paragraph of "Career" section): Ornella Barra was ranked 5th in the 2015 “Fortune Most Powerful Women” in business among female executives outside the United States.

• REASON FOR THE CHANGE

It is a significant achievement connected to the 2014 appointment as Chairman of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and to her membership of Generali Board

• REFERENCE SUPPORTING CHANGE: https://fortune.com/most-powerful-women-europe-middle-east-africa/2015/ornella-barra/

Sergio imbonati (talk) 14:25, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

• Cited source has "her partner Stefano Pessina". Please try again. Edwardx (talk) 21:09, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

  Hi. Thanks for your reply. the cited source is no longer up to date and should be removed. The marriage between Ornella Barra and Stefano Pessina has not been publicly announced Sergio imbonati (talk) 15:38, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

good morning. I didn't receive any other feedback on my proposed changes. Do I have to wait for confirmation before proceeding with text updates? Thanks a lot for assistance Sergio imbonati (talk) 07:20, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

• The short article in Fortune does not support much of what you are proposing. And I have just had to revert your uncited edit to Stefano Pessina. You need to make much more of an effort; it is not reasonable to expect unpaid volunteers to hand hold and do your work for you. Edwardx (talk) 11:19, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

  Thanks for your reply. I'm pretty new to Wikipedia, so forgive if I do mistakes, but I'm trying to do my best to do the correct steps.

  Having said that, I proposed few edits on Ornella Barra page.

  1) Marital status. the current mention ("She has been the partner of the Italian billionaire Stefano Pessina for over 30 years") does not represent the reality anymore. Ornella Barra is now married with Stefano Pessina and I find logic (and appropriate) that her status is correctly reflected in her profile (as well in Stefano Pessina box, where defining Ornella Barra "partner" and not "spouse" is no more factual). Don't you agree? I propose, until the rest of my proposal is under discussion, to go ahead with this first correction.

  2) Fortune ranking. Ornella Barra has been ranked many times. The mention in the first sentence is a bit old. what I proposed is to remove it from the initial resume, and include the most significant achievement in her career in that specific section. the Fortune article is the specific mention of the ranking in 2015. what would I need to add? any more precise input from your side would be helpful.

  3) a sentence describing more accurately, the several evolution steps of the companies handled by Ornella Barra. Again: considering that the mentioned ones are facts, not comments, what could I provide as helpful support evidences? (the sentence I'd add is "Following the merger between Alliance UniChem and Boots plc and the creation of Alliance Boots, in 2012 she became the Company’s Chief Executive, Wholesale and Brands. Alliance Boots merged with Walgreens in 2014, to from Walgreens Boots Alliance, and integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader based in Deerfield, Illinois. Barra is currently the Company’s chief operating officer, international").

  Thank you once again for your help. Best Sergio imbonati (talk) 07:55, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

 Not done Changes to articles can only be made when sources the support that change. A source has not been provided that Barra is now married. For the Fortune Magazine ranking, the 6th place ranking is for Europe, Middle East and Africa, not "ouside the United States" so changing this information would be inaccurate. The other proposed changes and additions are not mentioned in the provided source. Z1720 (talk) 18:45, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for your reply.

Some comments on my side:

1) Marital status. Do you really ask for a marriage certificate to all the people whose marital status is included in their profile on Wikipedia?? As I said, the marriage has not been publicly announced, as it happens for many managers that have media visibility and want to keep personal life out of the spotlight. If you refuse to change Mrs. Barra status you're supporting a false information in your pages. I can ask her for a certificate, but I am surprised that for such a basic information you cannot keep a personal advisor of her (as I am) as source

2) the reason for writing "outside United States" is that these are the non- USA regions considered by Fortune. But we can also adopt the sentence "Ornella Barra was ranked 5th in the 2015 “Fortune Most Powerful Women” in business among female executives in Europe, Middle East and Africa". if this may work for you, can we adopt it?

3) we're collecting ad hoc sourcing to support this additional sentence.

once again, thanks for your cooperation Sergio imbonati (talk) 13:57, 12 July 2022 (UTC)

Good morning. I selected few sources related to the point 3 above. In details:

- merger between Alliance UniChem and Boots: article on The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/business/2006/feb/08/4#:~:text=The%20proposed%20merger%20of%20Boots,19%25%20of%20the%20pharmacy%20market

- Appointment as Company’s Chief Executive, Wholesale and Brands: Article on Businesswire.com https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150116005582/en/AmerisourceBergen-Elects-Ornella-Barra-to-Its-Board-of-Directors

- Alliance Boots merged with Walgreens in 2014, to from Walgreens Boots Alliance: article on Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/kkr-to-earn-big-payout-from-walgreen-alliance-boots-deal-1420068404

- Title of Ornella Barra as Company’s chief operating officer, international (2021): official Walgreens Boots Alliance web site https://www.walgreensbootsalliance.com/about-us/leadership-team/ornella-barra#:~:text=Ornella%20Barra%20is%20Chief%20Operating,wholesale%20operation%20in%20Germany%20and

I hope that points 2 and 3 above are enough clarified and supported now.

As related to point 1 (marital status), please let me know if I need to provide a certificate, considering that there are not other public sources mentioning the marriage.

Thanks a lot, once again.

Sergio imbonati (talk) 08:30, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Edit request

Hello, having gathered additional information and sources, I am re-requesting the edit suggested. I recall that I am an advisor of Walgreens Boots Alliance and work directly with Ornella Barra, with access to confidential information.

In details:

• TEXT TO BE REMOVED (from the first paragraph): She has been the partner of the Italian billionaire Stefano Pessina for over 30 years.
• TEXT TO BE ADDED (substituting the above text): She is married with the Italian billionaire Stefano Pessina.

• TEXT TO BE REMOVED (from the summary box): Partner(s): Stefano Pessina
• TEXT TO BE ADDED (substituting the above text): Spouse(s): Stefano Pessina (2022 - present)

• REASON FOR THE CHANGE

Ornella Barra is now married with Stefano Pessina. The marriage is dated April 2022 and was kept confidential without public announcement, so very few sources covering this story are available

• SOURCE article mentioning Ornella Barra as spouse of Stefano Pessina — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sergio imbonati (talk • contribs) 15:59, 26 July 2022 (UTC)
• ADDITIONAL SOURCE article mentioning Ornella Barra as "Dottoressa Ornella Barra-Pessina", due to their marriage

• TEXT TO BE REMOVED (from the first paragraph): Ornella was ranked 26th in Fortune Magazine's 2019 most powerful women in business for female executives outside the United States.

• REASON FOR THE CHANGE

It is an old information

• TEXT TO BE ADDED (as second paragraph of "Career" section): Following the merger between Alliance UniChem and Boots plc and the creation of Alliance Boots, in 2012 she became the Company’s Chief Executive, Wholesale and Brands. Alliance Boots merged with Walgreens in 2014, to from Walgreens Boots Alliance, and integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader based in Deerfield, Illinois. Barra is currently the Company’s chief operating officer, international.

• REASON FOR THE CHANGE

it is a more accurate description of Ornella Barra's career path

• SOURCES

- merger between Alliance UniChem and Boots: article on The Guardian - Appointment as Company’s Chief Executive, Wholesale and Brands: Article on Businesswire.com - Alliance Boots merged with Walgreens in 2014, to from Walgreens Boots Alliance: article on Wall Street Journal - Title of Ornella Barra as Company’s chief operating officer, international (2021): official Walgreens Boots Alliance web site

• TEXT TO BE ADDED (at the end of 4th paragraph of "Career" section): Ornella Barra was ranked 5th in the 2015 “Fortune Most Powerful Women” in business among female executives in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

• REASON FOR THE CHANGE

It is a significant achievement connected to the 2014 appointment as Chairman of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and to her membership of Generali Board

• SOURCES

Article on Fortune

once again, thanks for your attention and co-operation Sergio imbonati (talk) 06:32, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

Hello. As per my above edit request, I was wondering if I can proceed with the proposed changes, considering the provided details and set of sources. Thanks in advance for your feedback Sergio imbonati (talk) 07:41, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

Good morning once again. No reaction so far to my above edit request; in the absence of an answer, and having provided sources for all edits, I would proceed with proposed edits at the end of this week. Thanks again for your attention. Sergio imbonati (talk) 06:22, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

Good evening. Not having feedback and having passed 2 months, I proceeded to update the article as per the details I shared here above. Thanks --Sergio imbonati (talk) 15:56, 19 September 2022 (UTC)