Simon Prinn
Director of Data Science and Analytics @Walgreens Boots Alliance
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WORK HISTORY
Director of Data Science and Analytics @Walgreens Boots Alliance
Leading a team of 80 analytics specialists in the UK as part of the Boots and No.7 Data Office, with domains including Digital, CRM, Location/ Space/Range Optimisation and a diverse portfolio of Data Science enabled initiatives.Developing and deploying data science and analytics expertise and building relationships across the organisation, and with resource partners including Microsoft, TCS, Cognizant and a number of Universities, I\'m responsible for advanced analytics and activation for all functions of Boots and No.7. My team are externally recognised, winning DataIQ Data for Good in 2023, and DataIQ Most Innovative Use of AI 2024.
EDUCATION
The University of Huddersfield
BSc, Human Ecology
ABOUT SIMON PRINN
Proactive and solutions driven, I am a versatile, confident and technically astute Analytics Leader with broad experience from the retail sector in roles with increasing levels of responsibility. I plan strategically and for the long-term with a bottom line focus, I have helped to save the WBA business more than £300m during my years as a senior leader. I drive process optimisation and continuous improvement, and deliver End-to-End (E2E) customer-centric projects for sustainable global impact.I collaboratively work with internal teams, influence decision making across the organisation, and build mutually beneficial relationships. Thriving on challenges, I expediently resolve complex issues and provide value-added solutions within a fast paced environment. My expertise is across areas incorporating business transformation, data engineering, customer data commercialisation, multivariate and spatial analysis, and artificial intelligence. I build stakeholder trust in managing assignments with professionalism and discretion. Most recently, my team have demonstrated market leading ability in Data for Good (DataIQ award 2023), and Innovation in the use of AI (DataIQ award 2024).
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