Laxman Narasimhan And Other Indian-Origin CEOs Leading Companies Across The World

Laxman Narasimhan, who was named the CEO of Starbucks, joins the long list of Indian-origin business leaders leading top companies across the world.

Laxman Narasimhan, a veteran in leading and advising global consumer-facing brands, has been named as the new CEO of coffee giant Starbucks. He joins the long list of other Indian-origin business leaders heading international companies.

Mr Narasimhan, 55, was previously the CEO of UK-based Reckitt Benckiser, a multinational consumer health, hygiene and nutrition company. He will join Starbucks on October 1, 2022 after relocating from London to Seattle and will work closely with Howard Schultz, the interim CEO, before assuming the leadership role and joining the Board on April 1, 2023, the company said.

Leena Nair: The first female and youngest-ever Chief Human Resources Officer at Unilever, Ms Nair stepped down from her role in December 2021 to join French luxury fashion house Chanel as their Global CEO. An alum of Xavier School of Management, Ms Nair started her new position at Chanel in January 2022.

Parag Agrawal: Mr Agrawal was promoted in November 2021 from his previous role as Twitter's Chief Technical Officer (CTO) to become the company's new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He replaced co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey, who chose Mr Agrawal as his successor once he decided to step down.