Starbucks names next CEO, going outside tech industry for coffee giant’s new phase
Laxman Narasimhan, who was named the next CEO of Starbucks Thursday afternoon, brings experience in international business and consumer brands, most recently leading the turnaround of Reckitt Benckiser, the British company known for products including Durex condoms and Lysol disinfectant. He does not have an extensive track record at a major tech company, which makes his appointment a departure from the previous Starbucks CEO, Kevin Johnson, the former Microsoft and Juniper Networks exec who stepped down from his role at the coffee giant in March. His departure brought Howard Schultz back in an interim CEO role, as the company searched… Read More
Starbucks names next CEO, going outside tech industry for coffee giant’s new phase
Laxman Narasimhan, who was named the next CEO of Starbucks Thursday afternoon, brings experience in international business and consumer brands, most recently leading the turnaround of Reckitt Benckiser, the British company known for products including Durex condoms and Lysol disinfectant. He does not have an extensive track record at a major tech company, which makes his appointment a departure from the previous Starbucks CEO, Kevin Johnson, the former Microsoft and Juniper Networks exec who stepped down from his role at the coffee giant in March. His departure brought Howard Schultz back in an interim CEO role, as the company searched… Read More