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Helena Foulkes

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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 13: President of CVS Pharmacy Helena Foulkes speaks onstage during the American Lung Association's LUNG FORCE national media kickoff event at Houston Hall on May 13, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for American Lung Association)Theo Wargo 2014 Getty Images
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In January, Foulkes became president of CVS’s $65.6 billion retail business. Overseeing more than 7,700 pharmacies serving more than 5 million people every day, Foulkes was a key architect of the company’s decision in February to become the first pharmacy chain to stop selling tobacco products. In September the company renamed itself CVS Health, in part to reflect the change in strategy.