PepsiCo veteran and former Reckitt leader Narasimhan will take over the reins from longtime CEO and interim boss Howard Schultz
Laxman Narasimhan, CEO, Starbucks
New York, United States: Starbucks named Laxman Narasimhan, a veteran of PepsiCo and other consumer brands, as its next chief executive on Thursday.
Narasimhan, who was most recently chief executive of Anglo-Dutch multinational Reckitt, will relocate to Seattle from London and join Starbucks on October 1, the company said in a news release.
Following a stretch working with longtime Starbucks CEO and interim boss Howard Schultz, Narasimhan will take over the top spot on April 1, 2023.
The transition comes as Starbucks navigates a burgeoning US unionization push following a difficult stretch for workers during Covid-19.