As we position Starbucks for the next 50 years and create value for all of our stakeholders, his grasp of our culture and values, along with his skills as a brand builder, innovation champion, and operational leader, will be true differentiators "Shultz stated. Kevin Johnson, Shultz's hand-picked successor, left the company in april after serving as CEO for five years. Shultz then returned to lead the company as interim CEO while a search for Narasimhan's long-term replacement was conducted.
According to the firm, Shultz will continue to serve on the Starbucks board and "stay closely connected with the company's reinvention and function as a continuing counsellor to Narasimhan." Prior to joining PepsiCo, Narasimhan served as a senior partner at McKinsey & Company and served as the company's worldwide chief commercial officer. He had concentrated on McKinsey's retail, technology, and consumer practises in the US, Asia, and India.