Starbucks Coffee Company - Governance - Board of Directors - Person Details Mr Niccol joined Starbucks after leading Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc (“Chipotle”) through a period of growth and transformation He served as a director and as Chipotle’s Chief Executive Officer from 2018 until 2024 and assumed the role of Chairman in March 2020
Brian Niccol - Wikipedia Brian R Niccol (born 1974) is an American businessman and the chairman and chief executive officer of Starbucks, a role which he started on September 9, 2024, replacing Laxman Narasimhan
‘Big Fix’ at Starbucks: Will customers come back? The new CEO’s first . . . In September 2024, Starbucks’ then-CEO was abruptly fired after 17 months in the role; the decision followed three quarterly drops in consumer traffic and declining operating revenues The board then turned to Brian Niccol, a veteran fast-food company executive Niccol was deemed highly qualified
By the numbers: Starbucks’ first year under CEO Brian Niccol Niccol’s initial task as CEO was to turn around Starbucks’ American business On the same-store sales metric, he has not succeeded Through the first three full quarters of his tenure at Starbucks, same-store sales fell, and began lapping declines from the prior year, as well
Meet Niccol Brian, the new CEO of Starbucks: All you need to know Brian Niccol, who has served as Chipotle's CEO since 2018 and Chairman since 2020, has been named Starbucks' new CEO effective August 2024 Niccol previously led Taco Bell and held various roles at Pizza Hut and Procter Gamble