Wade Miquelon (born October 28, 1964) is an American business executive and former CEO of Jo-Ann Stores. He was previously an executive at Procter & Gamble and Walgreens.
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| Born | October 28, 1964 |
| Education | Purdue University (BS) Washington University in St. Louis (MBA) |
| Occupation | Former CEO of Jo-Ann Stores |
Education
Miquelon received a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Purdue University in 1987 and a Masters of Business Administration from the Olin Business School in 1989.[1]
Career
Miquelon spent 16 years with Procter & Gamble, working at the company’s headquarters in Cincinnati, as well as a combined 12 years at their international offices in Bangkok, Singapore, and Geneva. In Geneva, he served as the general manager and head of finance for Western Europe, a P&G division responsible for 30% of total P&G's sales.[2] In 2006, he joined Tyson Foods, where he was executive vice president and CFO.[3]
In June 2008, Miquelon joined Walgreens as senior vice president and CFO and was promoted to executive vice president in July 2009.[4] While at Walgreens, Miquelon was heavily involved in the acquisition of e-commerce company Drugstore.com,[5] the purchase of the New York City drugstore chain Duane Reade,[6] and the two-step transaction to acquire and merge with Alliance Boots. He, along with other executive leadership, was also involved in the development of a partnership with the blood-testing company Theranos.[7][8] He continued to support Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes even after the Wall Street Journal exposed the company as a fraud, referring to Theranos critics as "haters" and claiming she was "going to help so many people in [her] lifetime it’s absurd."[9] In The Dropout, a 2022 Hulu miniseries about Theranos, Miquelon is portrayed by Josh Pais.[10] He left Walgreens in 2014 and filed a defamation suit over media reports of being pushed out due to miscalculating an earnings forecast.[11]
In 2019, he was named president and CEO of Jo-Ann Stores after joining the retailer in 2016 as executive vice president and CFO.[11] On May 9, 2023, it was announced that Miquelon had abruptly resigned from his positions at Jo-Ann, effective the day prior.[12]
Since 2013, Miquelon has been a member of the board of directors for Acadia Healthcare (ACHC). He is also a member of the National 4-H Council.[13]
Personal life
In September 2009, he was arrested for DUI in Glencoe, Illinois, and again one year later in Kenilworth, Illinois. [14]