Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz set to step down in 2017

Howard Schultz, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Starbucks, will be stepping down in April of next year and will move into the role of executive chairman.
Starbucks’ president and chief operating officer (COO) Kevin Johnson will replace Schultz as CEO. Johnson has been a Starbucks board member since 2009 and has served as its president and COO since 2015.
As executive chairman, Schultz will focus on innovation, design and development of Starbucks Reserve Roasteries around the