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Mellody Hobson, Accomplished Black Businesswoman Named Chairwoman of the Board of Starbucks - Los Angeles Sentinel

Mellody Hobson, Accomplished Black Businesswoman Named Chairwoman of the Board of Starbucks By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Published December 17, 2020 Mellody Hobson was named Chairwoman of the Board of Starbucks. (NNPA) Mellody Hobson, a Princeton graduate who in 2019 earned the Woodrow Wilson Award, the university’s highest honor, was named Chairwoman of the Board of Starbucks. With the promotion, Hobson becomes the only African American woman to chair a Fortune 500 company. “I am thrilled and honored to take on the role of chair,” Hobson exclaimed. “Over nearly two decades, I have seen the company continue to elevate and transform its business – adapting to various market environments and evolving consumer trends.

Starbucks Announces the Appointment of Mellody Hobson as Non-Executive Chair of the Board

Starbucks Announces the Appointment of Mellody Hobson as Non-Executive Chair of the Board
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Who is Mellody Hobson? The next board chair of Starbucks has deep connections to high finance, philanthropy and Star Wars

Who is Mellody Hobson? The next board chair of Starbucks has deep connections to high finance, philanthropy and ‘Star Wars.’ Kim Quillen, Chicago Tribune © Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune/Chicago Tribune/TNS Mellody Hobson speaks at Chicago Ideas Week in 2014. Starbucks Corp. tapped Chicago’s Mellody Hobson on Wednesday to chair its board of directors. Hobson, 51, is best known in Chicago for her role as co-CEO at Ariel Investments and her marriage to George Lucas, the director and producer who created “Star Wars.” She joined the Starbucks board 15 years ago and has served as vice chair since 2018. Hobson will become nonexecutive chair in March at the company’s annual meeting, succeeding the retiring Myron E. Ullman III.

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