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New Starbucks CEO gets an early start

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Laxman Narasimhan got started a couple of weeks early in his tenure as CEO of Starbucks. Mr. Narasimhan, named incoming CEO in September, was expected to begin in April. Starbucks’ new CEO has spent the past five months learning about the company’s operations and its strategy for growth.

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