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Executive officers of the registrant
Executive officers of the Company:
Name Age Position
Howard Schultz................... 56 chairman, president and chief executive officer
Cliff Burrows .................... 50 president, Starbucks Coffee US
Martin Coles ..................... 54 president, Starbucks Coffee International
John Culver...................... 49 president, Global Consumer Products and
Foodservice
Michelle Gass .................... 41 president, Seattle’s Best Coffee
Arthur Rubinfeld .................. 55 president, Global Development
Annie Young-Scrivner .............. 40 chief marketing officer
Troy Alstead ..................... 46 executive vice president, chief financial officer and
chief administrative officer
Paula E. Boggs ................... 50 executive vice president, general counsel and
secretary
Peter D. Gibbons.................. 48 executive vice president, Global Supply Chain
Operations
Kalen Holmes .................... 43 executive vice president, Partner Resources
Olden Lee ....................... 68 interim executive vice president, Partner Resources
Howard Schultz is the founder of Starbucks and serves as the Company’s chairman, president and chief executive
officer. Mr. Schultz has served as chairman of the board since the Company’s inception in 1985 and he resumed his
role as president and chief executiveofficer in January 2008. From June 2000 to February 2005, Mr. Schultz held the
title of chief global strategist. From November 1985 to June 2000, he served as chief executive officer. From
November 1985 to June 1994, Mr. Schultz also served as president.
Cliff Burrows joined Starbucks in April 2001 and has served as president, Starbucks Coffee US since March 2008.
Mr. Burrows served as president, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) from April 2006 to March 2008. He
served as vice president and managing director, UK prior to April 2006. Prior to joining Starbucks, Mr. Burrows
served in various management positions with Habitat Designs Limited, a furniture and housewares retailer.
Martin P. Coles joined Starbucks in April 2004 as president, Starbucks Coffee International, and, in July 2008,
reassumed this role, after having served as chief operating officer from September 2007 to July 2008. Prior to
joining Starbucks, Mr. Coles served as an executive vice president of Reebok International, Ltd. a sports and fitness
products company, from December 2001 to February 2004. Prior to joining Reebok International, Ltd., Mr. Coles
held several executive level management sales and operations positions with NIKE Inc., Letsbuyit.com and
Gateway, Inc.
John Culver joined Starbucks in August 2002 and has served as president, Global Consumer Products and
Foodservice since September 2009. Mr. Culver served as executive vice president; president, Global Consumer
Products, Foodservice and Seattle’s Best Coffee from February 2009 to September 2009. He previously served as
senior vice president; president, Starbucks Coffee Asia Pacific from January 2007 to February 2009, and vice
president; general manager, Foodservice from August 2002 to January 2007.
Michelle Gass joined Starbucks in 1996 and has served as the Company’s president, Seattle’s Best Coffee since
September 2009. Ms. Gass served as senior vice president, Marketing and Category from July 2008 to November
2008, and then as executive vice president, Marketing and Category from December 2008 to September 2009.
Ms. Gass previously served as senior vice president, Global Strategy, Office of the ceo from January 2008 to July
2008, senior vice president, Global Product and Brand from August 2007 to January 2008, senior vice president, and
U.S. Category Management from May 2004 to August 2007. Ms. Gass served in a number of other positions with
Starbucks prior to 2004.
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