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Howard Schultz Returns to Starbucks

Back as CEO and Board Member

After Retiring in 2018

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) today marked the return of founder Howard Schultz as chief executive officer and as a director on the company's board. Schultz, who retired from the company in 2018, rejoined Starbucks as interim chief executive officer and a member of the company's Board of Directors on April 4, 2022.

At an Open Forum on Monday, April 4, Schultz's first day back as Starbucks chief executive officer, he spoke to a global audience of an estimated 15,000 partners.