Restaurants
10 Starbucks finance leaders
These ten current and former Starbucks finance leaders include a former Starbucks EVP and CFO, two treasurers and CFOs of Starbucks EMEA, Starbucks China and the International and Channel Development business. Readers can learn how Starbucks' finance teams plan and manage its US retail, international and channel development businesses.
Professionals to explore
01—10Daniel Fleming
LinkedInExperience: VP, Treasurer · Starbucks
VP, Treasurer at Starbucks since June 2025, a President/Vice President-level role in Finance & Accounting per his profile. He was VP and Assistant Treasurer at Circana (2024–2025) and at Target (2018–2023), an Independent Treasury Consultant (2023–2024) and Assistant Treasurer at Nordstrom (2016–2018).
Jeff Wallace
LinkedInExperience: VP, Finance - US Retail · Starbucks
Former VP, Finance - US Retail at Starbucks (2021–2025); his profile says he was promoted to deliver results of the roughly $25B US company-operated business. He was also Director, Finance - US Retail - Sales Analysis and Operations Finance at Starbucks (2018–2021) and has been Chief Financial Officer of Space Needle and Chihuly Garden and Glass since June 2025.
Karen Yih
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Starbucks China
Former Chief Financial Officer of Starbucks China (2022–2024), based in Shanghai per her profile, and Chief Financial Officer of Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group since April 2025. At Starbucks China she was also Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development (2019–2022) and Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis (2018–2019), and she was Senior Director, Financial Planning and Analysis at PepsiCo (2013–2018).
Kelly Page
LinkedInExperience: CFO, International and Channel Development and Head of CFP&A and Coffee Finance · Starbucks
CFO, International and Channel Development and Head of CFP&A and Coffee Finance at Starbucks since May 2026, a C-level finance role per the profile. Other Starbucks roles listed are CFO, International and Channel Development (2025–2026), Vice President, Global Channel Development Finance (2022–2025), Finance Director, Store Development & Siren Retail (2018–2022) and Finance Director, Americas Licensed Stores (2016–2018).
Lisa Kwiatkowski (Erdely)
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Finance, Americas · Starbucks
Former Senior Vice President Finance, Americas at Starbucks (2021–2023); her profile headline reads Business Unit CFO. At Starbucks she was also Vice President, Strategy & Corporate Development (2019–2021), Vice President, Corporate Development & Business Alliances (2017–2019) and Director, Corporate Development & Business Alliances (2014–2017).
Melanie Canto
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer, EMEA · Starbucks EMEA
Former Chief Financial Officer, EMEA (2023–2026) and former Chief Financial Officer and VP Supply Chain, EMEA (2024–2026) at Starbucks EMEA. At Starbucks she was also Vice President, Business Transformation (2019–2023) and Vice President Global Store Development Finance (2018–2019).
Michael Lingham
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & CFO · Starbucks EMEA
Vice President & CFO at Starbucks EMEA since January 2026; his profile headline reads Chief Financial Officer, Starbucks EMEA. At Starbucks EMEA he was also Finance Director, UK (2020–2026) and Head of Finance, UK (2019–2020), and he was Head Of Commercial Finance, Agri-Industrials at ED&F Man Commodities (2018–2019).
Nicole Topel
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, North America Finance & Pricing Strategy · Starbucks
Vice President, North America Finance & Pricing Strategy at Starbucks since March 2025. At Starbucks she was also Vice President, US Customer Finance (2021–2025), Finance Director, US and Latin America Licensed Stores (2018–2021) and Finance Director, US Operations (2016–2018).
Peter Filipovic
LinkedInExperience: VP, Treasurer · Starbucks
Former VP, Treasurer at Starbucks (2018–2024) and former VP, Treasurer and interim CFO Starbucks Canada (2024). He has been VP, International Strategy and Business Development at Starbucks since December 2024 and was Director of Global Strategy and Business Development there (2014–2018).
Rachel Ruggeri
LinkedInExperience: EVP CFO · Starbucks
Former EVP CFO of Starbucks (2021–2025), based in Seattle per her profile. At Starbucks she was also Senior Vice President (2020–2021), Senior Vice President Finance, Global Retail (2016–2017) and Director of Finance (2001–2008), and she was Chief Financial Officer at The Krusteaz Company (2018–2020).
Choose the right perspective
Match the leader's region or business to your question, since corporate, regional and business-unit finance roles see different parts of Starbucks' decisions. Check whether each person's Starbucks role is current or ended before asking about recent practices.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does Starbucks' finance team work with operators on store-level performance and pricing decisions?
- 02How do regional CFOs at Starbucks plan and report results for international markets?
- 03What does a treasurer at a large restaurant and retail company focus on across cash, debt and currency risk?
About this directory
This is a professional research starting point based on business profile data retrieved on . Titles and companies reflect that source snapshot and may describe past or present roles. Check the linked profiles for current details. Inclusion does not imply Instant Expert membership or availability.
Request a correction or removal