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Howard Schultz is the founder of Starbucks Corporation and serves as the chairman and chief executive officer. Mr. Schultz
has served as chairman of the board of directors since Starbucks inception in 1985, and in January 2008, he reassumed the role
of president and chief executive officer. He served as president until March 2015. From June 2000 to February 2005, Mr.
Schultz also held the title of chief global strategist. From November 1985 to June 2000, he served as chairman of the board and
chief executive officer. From November 1985 to June 1994, Mr. Schultz also served as president. From January 1986 to July
1987, Mr. Schultz was the chairman of the board, chief executive officer and president of Il Giornale Coffee Company, a
predecessor to the Company. From September 1982 to December 1985, Mr. Schultz was the director of retail operations and
marketing for Starbucks Coffee Company, a predecessor to the Company.
Kevin R. Johnson has served as our president and chief operating officer since March 2015 and has been a Starbucks director
since March 2009. Mr. Johnson served as Chief Executive Officer of Juniper Networks, Inc., a leading provider of high-
performance networking products and services, from September 2008 to December 2013. He also served on the Board of
Directors of Juniper Networks from September 2008 through February 2014. Prior to joining Juniper Networks, Mr. Johnson
served as President, Platforms and Services Division for Microsoft Corporation, a worldwide provider of software, services and
solutions. Mr. Johnson was a member of Microsoft’s Senior Leadership Team and held a number of senior executive positions
over the course of his 16 years at Microsoft. Prior to joining Microsoft in 1992, Mr. Johnson worked in International Business
Machine Corp.’s systems integration and consulting business.
Cliff Burrows joined Starbucks in April 2001 and has served as group president, U.S. and Americas since July 2015. From
February 2014 to June 2015, he served as group president, U.S., Americas and Teavana. From May 2013 to February 2014, he
served as group president, Americas and U.S., EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and Teavana. Mr. Burrows served as
president, Starbucks Coffee Americas and U.S. from October 2011 to May 2013 and as president, Starbucks Coffee U.S. from
March 2008 to October 2011. He served as president, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) from April 2006 to March 2008.
He served as vice president and managing director, U.K. prior to April 2006. Prior to joining Starbucks, Mr. Burrows served in
various management positions with Habitat Designs Limited, a furniture and housewares retailer.
John Culver joined Starbucks in August 2002 and has served as group president, China, Asia Pacific, Channel Development
and Emerging Brands since May 2013. Mr. Culver served as president, Starbucks Coffee China and Asia Pacific from October
2011 to May 2013. From December 2009 to October 2011, he served as president, Starbucks Coffee International. Mr. Culver
served as executive vice president; president, Global Consumer Products, Foodservice and Seattle’s Best Coffee from February
2009 to September 2009, and then as president, Global Consumer Products and Foodservice from October 2009 to November
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.
Scott Maw joined Starbucks in August 2011 and has served as executive vice president, chief financial officer since February
2014. From October 2012 to February 2014, he served as senior vice president, Corporate Finance and as corporate controller
from August 2011 to October 2012. Prior to joining Starbucks, Mr. Maw served as chief financial officer of SeaBright
Insurance Company from February 2010 to August 2011. From October 2008 to February 2010, Mr. Maw served as chief
financial officer of the Consumer Banking division of JPMorgan Chase & Co., having held a similar position at Washington
Mutual Bank prior to its acquisition by Chase. From 1994 to 2003, he served in various finance leadership positions at General
Electric Company.
Lucy Lee Helm joined Starbucks in September 1999 and has served as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary
since May 2012. She served as senior vice president and deputy general counsel from October 2007 to April 2012 and served as
interim general counsel and secretary from April 2012 to May 2012. Ms. Helm previously served as vice president, assistant
general counsel from June 2002 to September 2007 and as director, corporate counsel from September 1999 to May 2002.
During her tenure at Starbucks, Ms. Helm has led various teams of the Starbucks legal department, including the Litigation and
Brand protection team, the Global Business (Commercial) team and the Litigation and Employment team. Prior to joining
Starbucks, Ms. Helm was a principal at the Seattle law firm of Riddell Williams P.S. from 1990 to 1999, where she was a trial
lawyer specializing in commercial, insurance coverage and environmental litigation.
Global Responsibility
We are committed to being a deeply responsible company in the communities where we do business. Our focus is on ethically
sourcing high-quality coffee, reducing our environmental impacts and contributing positively to communities around the world.
Starbucks Global Responsibility strategy and commitments are integral to our overall business strategy. As a result, we believe
we deliver benefits to our stakeholders, including employees, business partners, customers, suppliers, shareholders, community
members and others. For an overview of Starbucks Global Responsibility strategy and commitments, please visit
www.starbucks.com/responsibility.
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