Strategic Organizing Center Releases Investor Presentation Highlighting Why Board Change is Needed Now in Order to Brew a Better Starbucks
Details why
Believes that the SOC’s nominees have expertise that is lacking on the current Board and skillsets that are needed urgently to help address the Company’s broken approach to labor issues, rehabilitate its brand and maximize shareholder value
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The SOC stated: “Starbucks is an iconic company that has lost its way. The current Board of Directors (the “Board”) has tolerated an unacceptable level of reputational risk, endorsed a counterproductive approach to labor issues and permitted a flawed allocation of resources – all of which have negatively impacted shareholder value. These problems are getting worse, not better. We believe it is time for a change, which is why the SOC has nominated three ideally qualified individuals, who bring diverse leadership experience from within the business, government and non-profit sectors, for election to the
The SOC Nominees are:
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Maria Echaveste , a former seniorWhite House official, seniorDepartment of Labor appointee and corporate attorney with significant international relations and public company board experience. -
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Joshua Gotbaum , who has been a director of both public and private companies with decades of experience in corporate governance and change, as well as significant public policy and government experience. -
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Wilma Liebman , who possesses over 40 years of experience in labor management, employee relations, wage negotiations, public policy and law – including having served as the Chair of theNational Labor Relations Board under PresidentBarack Obama .
For the SOC Nominees’ full biographies, see here.
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Source: The Strategic Organizing Center