How the Starbucks Board Handles the Succession Problem

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How the Starbucks Board Handles the Succession Problem

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Starbucks has had four CEOs in four years—a dizzying churn for a company that once had exactly two leaders in four decades. In this episode, Lucas and Luna unpack the board's role in the revolving door: why Howard Schultz's stopgap returns made the problem worse, how the board's compensation committee created perverse incentives, and what the search for a permanent CEO in 2026 reveals about the tension between founder legacy and professional management. With concrete details on severance packages, board composition, and the governance lessons for any company facing a founder succession crisis. #Starbucks #CEOsuccession #BoardGovernance #HowardSchultz #CorporateStrategy #FounderLegacy #Business #ExecutiveCompensation #SuccessionPlanning #LeadershipTransition #BoardroomDynamics #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #CorporateGovernance #Retail #CoffeeIndustry #ManagementCrisis #CEOChurn Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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