Laxman Narasimhan

Laxman Narasimhan
Narasimhan in 2017
Born (1967-05-15) 15 May 1967 (age 57)
Pune, India
EducationCollege of Engineering, Pune (BTech)
University of Pennsylvania (MA, MBA)
TitleFormer CEO of Starbucks and Reckitt
PredecessorHoward Schultz (acting)
Kevin Johnson
SuccessorBrian Niccol
Children2

Laxman Narasimhan (born 15 May 1967)[1] is an Indian-American business executive and former chief executive officer (CEO) of Starbucks and Reckitt.

He was previously chief commercial officer (CCO) of PepsiCo. He joined Starbucks as interim CEO in October 2022, and succeeded Howard Schultz as CEO in April 2023. He was ousted by the board of Starbucks in August 2024.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference times1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Starbucks Names Laxman Narasimhan as Next Chief Executive Officer". Starbucks Stories. Starbucks Corporation. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022. Starbucks [...] today announced that Laxman Narasimhan will become the company's next chief executive officer and a member of the Starbucks Board of Directors.
  3. ^ Sorkin, Andrew Ross; Merced, Michael J. de la (2022-09-01). "Starbucks names a new chief executive". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  4. ^ Lucas, Amelia (2024-08-14). "Starbucks is giving incoming CEO Brian Niccol $85 million in cash and stock as he departs Chipotle". CNBC. Retrieved 2024-08-15.