Annie Young-Scrivner

Annie Young-Scrivner[1] is a Chinese-American business executive who is the CEO of Godiva Chocolatier. She previously held senior posts at PepsiCo and Starbucks.[2]

Annie Young-Scrivner
Young-Scrivner in 2017
EducationFoster School of Business, University of Washington (BA) Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota (MBA)
OccupationChief Executive Officer, Godiva Chocolatier
Years active2017 - Present
Spouse(s)Scott Scrivner
Children2

Early life and education

Young-Scrivner was born to Chinese parents, Franck and Nancy Young. Her family moved to the United States when she was seven.[3] Growing up, she and her family started several small businesses in various industries.[4] She has a bachelor's degree in Marketing from the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington (1991), and an MBA from the Carlson School of Business, University of Minnesota (2003). She continued her education at Yale School of Management, Darden School of Management and the International Institute for Management Development in Switzerland.[4]

Career

Young-Scrivner worked at PepsiCo in senior positions in sales, marketing, and general management, and was Region President of PepsiCo Foods Greater China from 2006 to 2008.[5]

At Starbucks, she started as Global CMO and President of Tazo Tea from 2009. She was President of Starbucks Canada from 2012 to 2014, President of Teavana and Executive Vice President of Global Tea for Starbucks from 2014 to 2016, and Executive Vice President, Global Digital & Loyalty Development from 2016. She left the organization in 2017 when she was hired by Godiva.[6][7]

Young-Scrivner served on the board of directors of Macy's, Inc. from 2014 to 2017. In May 2018, she was elected to Tiffany & Co.'s board of directors.[8] She is the Chairman of the Dean's Advisory Board for the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington.

In October 2020, Young-Scrivner was stated to be the new CEO of the Wella Company by investment firm KKR in their announced acquisition of 60% of the company from Coty. Her appointment becomes effective after the closing of the transaction, expected to be at the end of the year.[9]

Personal life

Young-Scrivner is married to Scott Scrivner. They have a son and a daughter.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Britain Company House". AdAge. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  2. "Executive Spotlight - Carlson School Magazine". Carlson School Magazine. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  3. "Starbucks Executive, Annie Young-Scrivner, Joins Macy's, Inc. Board of Directors". Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  4. "From the ground up: Annie Young-Scrivner President, Canada, Starbucks Coffee Company - Restobiz". Restobiz. 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  5. Tang, Angel. "Former Starbucks global CMO joins Godiva as CEO". Marketing Interactive. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  6. "Schedule 14A: Tiffany & Co". US Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  7. "A Silicon Valley recruiter's executive dream team". Fortune. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  8. "Tiffany & Co. shakes up board with the arrival of Annie Young-Scrivner - On The Move Executive Search - The MBS Group". The MBS Group. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  9. "Annie Young-Scrivner appointed as CEO of Wella Company". Premium Beauty News. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
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