Rite Aid Corporation says Robert I. Thompson, formerly VP/pharmacy business development, has been promoted to SVP of the Northeast division, where he will supervise operations of more than 1,000
stores.
He will report to Brian Fiala, EVP/store operations. Thompson, 54, joined Rite Aid in 2004. He has been integrally involved in planning and implementing Rite Aid's
integration of the recently purchased Brooks and Eckerd drugstore chains.
--Karl Greenberg