Former Starbucks Chair Mellody Hobson to Step Down

Starbucks’ Mellody Hobson to Leave Board After 20-Year Tenure
Mellody Hobson said she won’t seek reelection to the board, capping a two-decade tenure that included recruiting a new chief executive officer last year to turn the company around.In a letter dated Jan.
Former Starbucks Chair Mellody Hobson to Step Down as Lead Independent Board Director
The lead independent director and former chair of the board at Starbucks, Mellody Hobson, isn't standing for reelection at the coffee chain's upcoming annual shareholder meeting. Seattle-based Starbuc
Starbucks' lead independent director Mellody Hobson to depart
(Reuters) -Coffee giant Starbucks said on Thursday that Mellody Hobson, the lead independent director of its board, will depart after a tenure of nearly two decades with the company. Hobson previously served as the chairwoman of Starbucks from March 2021 to September 2024 and assumed her current role along with CEO Brian Niccol last year.
Mellody Hobson is retiring as a Starbucks director
The longtime board member last year ceded the chairman title to Brian Niccol and was instrumental in recruiting him to the coffee shop
Starbucks lead independent director Hobson to step down after two decades
Hobson previously served as the chairwoman of Starbucks from March 2021 to September 2024, making her the only African American woman to chair a Fortune 500 company at the time of her appointment
Starbucks director Mellody Hobson to exit board
Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ:SBUX), a prominent player in the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure industry with a market capitalization of $107.19 billion, announced today that Mellody Hobson, a member of the company's board of directors,
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