Randy Lewis is senior vice president of supply chain management who manages the inventory process from vendor to store for Walgreen Co., headquartered in Deerfield, Ill.
Previously Lewis headed Walgreens distribution and logistics division for 13 years. In that role Lewis oversaw Walgreens distribution network across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. He began his career at Accenture and finished his consulting career as a partner with Ernst & Young. Lewis joined Walgreens in 1992 as a divisional vice president - logistics and planning. He was promoted to a vice president in 1995 and to a senior vice president in 1999. Lewis is a graduate of the University of Texas, where he earned a B.B.A. in accounting in 1971, a B.A. in economics in 1974 and an M.B.A. in 1975. He served in the Peace Corps in Peru from 1971 to 1973. He worked his way through graduate school as a dance instructor at Arthur Murray.
He has been Chairman of the Distribution/Logistics Committee for the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, and has served on the board of directors for Tim Hortons International. He is currently on the board of directors of Wendy’s International, Inc.