Starbucks’ Choice of Johnson Underscores Its Tech Evolution
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Starbucks Corp. named former Juniper Networks Inc. Chief Executive Officer Kevin R. Johnson as its next chief operating officer, underscoring the role technology now plays at the coffee chain and mobile-payment innovator.
Johnson, 54, will take over on March 1 for Troy Alstead, who is leaving the company for an unpaid sabbatical announced earlier this month. Johnson, who has been a Starbucks director since 2009, will remain on the board but cease membership on all committees, the Seattle-based company said Thursday.