Laxman Narasimhan became CEO of Starbucks in 2022.
Prior to Starbucks, he served as chief executive officer of Reckitt.
Prior to that Laxman served as an executive in various leadership roles at PepsiCo.
He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the College of Engineering, University of Pune, India. He also has a Master of Arts in German and International Studies from The Lauder Institute at The University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania.