Gerald Gradwell | SVP, IR |
Stefano Pessina | Executive Vice Chairman & CEO |
Alexander Gourlay | Co-Chief Operating Officer |
George Fairweather | EVP & Global CFO |
Robert Jones | Goldman Sachs |
George Hill | RBC Capital Markets |
Ricky Goldwasser | Morgan Stanley |
Lisa Gill | JP Morgan |
Steve Valiquette | Barclays |
Michael Cherny | Bank of America |
Eric Percher | Nephron Research |
Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Walgreens Boots Alliance Second Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct and question-and-answer session and instructions will be given at that time. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference call maybe recorded. I would now like to introduce your host for today's conference, Mr.