Shoppers names Dave Puri SVP of pharmacy

Dave Puri has been appointed senior vice president of pharmacy at Shoppers Drug Mart.

In his new role, Puri will head the Loblaw Cos. Ltd.-owned chain’s retail pharmacy business.

The executive has worked with the company since 2012, and was appointed SVP, pharmacy operations and transformation, in January last year. Prior to that, he held titles including VP of pharmacy relations and clinical excellence and VP of national operations.