Ann Hawkins takes on Director of IT role at Boots UK
Ann Hawkins is starting a new position as Director of IT - Business Services Platform at Boots UK.
She joins from Boots parent company, Walgreens Boots Alliance, where she served as Director, Transformation Lead - Business Services.
Boots INNOVATE
In July, Boots UK launched a new INNOVATE workspace in partnership with TCS at its site in Nottingham.
The aim is to encourage and nurture a startup culture. INNOVATE has been designed to be an agile incubator combining creative space with top talent and evolving technology.
The workspace is made up of a variety of collaboration spaces, including a mini auditorium where every wall is a whiteboard; giant, mobile presentation screens; easy tech connectivity; and multipurpose work surfaces.
Powered by TCS Pace, it will allow dedicated teams of Boots “intrapreneurs” to work on ideas which make the company a more efficient business and also position it as a leading innovator in the industry.
Boots CIO Rich Corbridge said: “We are excited to be opening our much anticipated INNOVATE workspace in partnership with TCS.”
“INNOVATE offers the chance to revolutionise the way we think about technology at Boots and push the boundaries of what we can achieve with agile thinking and a fearless test and learn approach.”
“The opportunity to be creative, solve problems and be seamlessly connected with our tech partners is key to positioning Boots at the forefront of innovation in the industry.”
“I can’t wait to see how my Tech at Boots team, as well as wider team members, take advantage of the INNOVATE philosophy and workspace, and to see the incredible ideas that will be conceived and evolved here.”
