Ornella Barra

Chief Executive of the Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division
Ornella Barra was appointed Chief Executive of the Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division in January 2009, having previously been Wholesale & Commercial Affairs Director.  Prior to the merger of Alliance UniChem and Boots Group she was executive Director of Alliance UniChem with wholesale and commercial affairs responsibilities, having been appointed to its Board in 1997 when Alliance Santé merged with Alliance UniChem.  Before that she was a Director of Alliance Santé and General Manager of Alleanza Salute Italia.  She is a pharmacist and a special professor at the University of Nottingham’s School of Pharmacy.