Regional drug chain chief exec resigns

Bartel Drugs is on the hunt for a new CEO.



Brian Unmacht resigned his post two weeks ago after two years on the job, senior communications manager Ric Brewer confirmed to Drug Store News.



“He left Bartells two-weeks ago to pursue professional and personal goals that he has,” Brewer said. “Our Executive Team is now running day-to-day operations until the search for a new CEO begins.”



Unmacht is the only non-Bartell family member to be CEO in the company’s history. He previously served as COO at REI and became president at Bartell Drugs in January 2015 and was named CEO in April that year. He was just the fourth CEO in Bartell's history.