Starbucks Names Kevin Johnson President and Chief Operating Officer
January 22 2015 - 4:35PM
Business Wire
Starbucks board member and former technology
executive to join Starbucks management team and lead global
operations
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) today announced it has
appointed Kevin Johnson as president and chief operating officer.
Johnson has been a Starbucks board member since 2009, and will now
take a central operating role effective March 1.
Starbucks Corporation names Kevin Johnson
as president and chief operating officer. Johnson has been a
Starbucks board member since 2009, and will now take a central
operating role effective March 1. (Photo: Business Wire)
“As a member of our board of directors, Kevin has worked closely
with me for the past six years as a sounding board and collaborator
on many of the strategies we are now pursuing. Kevin’s deep
management experience and technology background will help further
propel Starbucks efforts in partner (employee) and customer-facing
innovations as we accelerate our global growth agenda,” said Howard
Schultz, Starbucks chairman, president and ceo. “I am honored that
Kevin is joining Starbucks in this capacity, particularly at this
important time for our company, and I am looking forward to working
with him and our strongest management team in the company’s 44-year
history.”
Johnson will report to Schultz and serve as a member of
Starbucks senior leadership team, as well as continue on the
Starbucks board of directors. He ceased membership on all Starbucks
board committees prior to this appointment.
As president and chief operating officer, Johnson will lead the
company’s global operating businesses across the Americas, EMEA
(Europe Middle East and Africa), and China/Asia Pacific, as well as
Starbucks supply chain, information technology, and mobile and
digital platforms. Reporting to Johnson will be Cliff Burrows,
group president, U.S., Americas and Teavana; John Culver, group
president, China/Asia Pacific, Channel Development and Emerging
Brands; as well as other senior leaders responsible for Starbucks
supply chain, mobile and digital, and information technology
organizations.
Earlier this month, Starbucks announced that Starbucks chief
operating officer and 23-year partner Troy Alstead will take a
sabbatical beginning March 1 to spend more time with his family.
Over the next month, Alstead will work to immerse Johnson into his
levels of responsibility as they work together to ensure a smooth
transition.
“I’ve had the pleasure of working closely with Howard, Troy and
Starbucks senior leadership team for many years, and I am delighted
to extend that relationship even deeper to work closely with our
partners in operations, supply chain, technology and mobile and
digital teams to drive our aggressive growth plans,” said Johnson.
“Over the past six years I have gotten to know the company well and
I look forward to extending my 33 years of operating experience to
help propel Starbucks to the next decade of growth and innovation.
I am honored and humbled to join Starbucks, a company that I love,
during this important time.”
Johnson will bring broad leadership capacity to Starbucks. He
served as chief executive officer of Juniper Networks, Inc., from
September 2008 through December 2013. Prior to that, Johnson served
as the president of the Platforms Division at Microsoft Corporation
and was a member of Microsoft’s senior leadership team and held a
number of senior executive positions over the course of his 16
years at Microsoft. Prior to joining Microsoft in 1992, he worked
for International Business Machine Corp.’s systems integration and
consulting business. In 2008, Johnson was appointed by President
George W. Bush to the National Security Telecommunications Advisory
Committee (NSTAC), where he served through the end of 2013.
Johnson resides in Seattle and will be based at the Starbucks
Support Center beginning March 1.
About Starbucks
Since 1971, Starbucks Coffee Company has been committed to
ethically sourcing and roasting high-quality arabica coffee. Today,
with more than 21,000 stores around the globe, the company is the
premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffee in the world.
Through our unwavering commitment to excellence and our guiding
principles, we bring the unique Starbucks Experience to life for
every customer through every cup. To share in the experience,
please visit us in our stores or online at
www.starbucks.com and www.news.starbucks.com.
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