New Starbucks Chief Is Returning to U.S. After Running Lysol Maker Reckitt Benckiser

Inc., a position created for him after the top job went to Ramon Laguarta. Mr. Narasimhan was charged with shaping Pepsi’s long-term growth and reported directly to Mr. Laguarta.

Mr. Narasimhan grew up in Pune, India, where his father established a startup supplying machine parts to the U.S. His mother worked as a teacher. He has recalled his early life being tough, with a sister who died before he was born and a brother who regularly suffered from kidney infections before also dying when Mr. Narasimhan was 6 years old.

After getting a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pune in India, Mr. Narasimhan moved to the U.S. in 1991 to study at the University of Pennsylvania. He has a master’s degree in German and international studies from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. in finance from the university’s Wharton School.

After graduating, he took a job with McKinsey in 1993, spending 19 years at the consulting firm and traveling the world with his wife Vidhya, largely focused on consumer-facing companies. In 2012, he moved to Pepsi, where, among other roles, he served as head of Latin America. He led a deal with Starbucks to distribute the coffee giant’s ready-to-drink products in the region.

He has lived in 25 homes over 29 years in cities, he said in an interview with the U.K.’s Sunday Times, including San Francisco, Cleveland, Toronto, Tokyo, New Delhi, New York and London.

Hey, great! Now we can hear Starbucks baristas yell out new item on their menu.... 'Kapi, Kapi, Chennai Pilter Kapi' 😁

This dude looks like he huffs Lysol to get high daily.

How can one man know everything about making Lysol AND everything about coffee

Hmmmm, Lysol to Starbucks. Ok, got it. 🧻— ☕️

I'm considering a career change myself, but I will only consider working for super woke companies that value ticking boxes on a diversity scorecard versus achieving profits, growth and results.

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