secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     STARBUCKS CORP (SBUX)
CIK:        0000829224
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-08-14T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-24-200724
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.78
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Starbucks appoints Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol as CEO and Chairman, effective Sept 9
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- Laxman Narasimhan steps down as CEO immediately; no disagreement cited.
- CFO Rachel Ruggeri serves as interim CEO until Niccol takes over.
- Niccol receives $1.6M base salary, 225% target bonus, $10M signing bonus, and $75M equity grant.
- Board Chair Mellody Hobson transitions to lead independent director.
- Niccol led Chipotle revenue doubling and stock ~800% gain since 2018.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/829224/000119312524200724/0001193125-24-200724-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/829224/000119312524200724/d848513d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-200724

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