Alliance Boots’ former group legal counsel and chief administrative officer Marco Pagni has been made global chief legal and administrative officer of the recently merged Walgreens Boots Alliance.

The business, formed through the merger of Walgreens and Alliance Boots in December, has also given Pagni an executive vice president role. He will oversee all of Walgreens Boots Alliance’s legal affairs, including strategic issues and M&A matters, working with acting chief executive Stefano Pessina.