---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000829224-24-000033"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SBUX"
cik: "0000829224"
company_name: "STARBUCKS CORP"
filed_at: "2024-05-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T07:18:02.208949+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Satya Nadella resigns from Starbucks Board; board size reduced

## Summary
- Satya Nadella (Microsoft CEO) resigned effective May 30, 2024 after 7 years on the board.
- Board size reduced by one to accommodate the immediate vacancy.
- Resignation letter expresses confidence in CEO Laxman Narasimhan and senior leadership.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000829224-24-000033
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SBUX
- cik: 0000829224
- company_name: STARBUCKS CORP
- filed_at: 2024-05-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/829224/000082922424000033/0000829224-24-000033-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/829224/000082922424000033/sbux-20240530.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000829224-24-000033
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000829224-24-000033.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000829224-24-000033.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Satya Nadella resigned as Director at STARBUCKS CORP.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On May 30, 2024, Satya Nadella informed Starbucks Corporation that he is resigning from the Board of Directors (the "Board") effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/829224/000082922424000033/0000829224-24-000033-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.