Brian Niccol new CEO of Starbuck

Brian Niccol new CEO of Starbuck

Starbucks appoints Chipotle’s CEO Brian Niccol as the company’s new boss after Elliott Investment Management pressured the latter. 

Former Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan resigns after a problematic period that, among other things, is associated with a decrease in sales. 

Starbucks’ share price went up by 21% when Niccol was hired while that of Chipotle went down by 9%.

Starbucks and the China market; boycotts of Starbucks in Middle Eastern countries due to some political issues; Job challenges that Niccol experiences are as follows:

Starbucks becomes the target of activist investor Elliott which demands an improvement of Starbucks’ governance by board enlargement.

Rachel Ruggeri will act as CEO in an interim basis for the company before Niccol takes his new position on September 9.

Rachel Ruggeri will act as CEO in an interim basis for the company before Niccol takes his new position on September 9.