secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     STARBUCKS CORP (SBUX)
CIK:        0000829224
Form:       8-K/A
Filed at:   2025-03-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000829224-25-000020
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Starbucks appoints Cathy Smith as CFO effective March 24; interim CFO named
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- Cathy R. Smith becomes EVP, CFO effective March 24, 2025; will also serve as principal financial and accounting officer.
- Rachel Ruggeri ceased as CFO on March 7; will support transition through March 28.
- Val Bauduin, SVP North America Finance, appointed interim CFO from March 7 until Smith's start date; compensation unchanged.
- Bauduin joined Starbucks in 2024; previously CFO at Marriott and partner at Deloitte.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/829224/000082922425000020/0000829224-25-000020-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/829224/000082922425000020/sbux-20250304.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000829224-25-000020

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