Alex Gourlay was appointed Chief Executive of the Health & Beauty Division and a member of the Board of Directors of Alliance Boots GmbH in January 2009. He is also Managing Director of Boots UK, with responsibility for Health & Beauty.
Following the acquisition of Alliance Boots plc by AB Acquisitions Limited in July 2007, Alex was appointed Managing Director of Boots UK and a member of the Group Operating Committee. Before that he was Healthcare Director of Boots The Chemists, having previously held senior management positions in store operations and human resources. In November 2006, he was appointed Chair of the Business Action on Health Leadership Panel for Business in the Community.
Alex joined Boots in 1976 as a Saturday assistant and qualified as a pharmacist in 1981. He is married with two daughters, lives in Solihull and enjoys all sport especially golf.