Laxman Narasimhan officially started working as CEO of Starbucks about two weeks earlier than expected.
He’ll deliver his first public address as CEO of Starbucks on Thursday, during the company’s annual shareholder meeting
Narasimhan has spent months studying Starbucks’ operations, including training as a barista, after being selected as a new CEO in September.
The official transition was scheduled for April 1. He was previously the CEO of Reckitt, which owns products such as Lysol, Durex, and Mucinex.
As former CEO Kevin Johnson startled investors by announcing his retirement, Schultz returned about a year ago.