10 Starbucks marketing leaders

Experience: Director, Marketing and Digital Customer Engagement EMEA · Starbucks EMEA

Director, Marketing and Digital Customer Engagement EMEA at Starbucks EMEA since November 2025, on the EMEA Brand and Customer Experience Team. Andrea Lee was previously Director, Global Loyalty Program Strategy at McDonald's (2023–2025) and Marketing Director, Global Brand Marketing, Family & Kids, Partnerships at McDonald's (2015–2023).

Experience: Director, International Brand- Marketing, Product & Digital · Starbucks

Director, International Brand- Marketing, Product & Digital at Starbucks since March 2025, with a headline of Director, International Marketing & Digital at Starbucks. Janet Brady's other Starbucks roles include Director, International Product, Digital & Loyalty (2018–2025) and Sr. Brand Manager, Global Digital & Loyalty, EMEA & Latin America (2015–2018).

Experience: Director Marketing & Product EMEA · Starbucks

Director Marketing & Product EMEA at Starbucks since August 2024, a director-level marketing role. Krista van Veldhuizen's other Starbucks roles were Head of Premium product, Merchandise and At Home Coffee EMEA (2023–2024) and Head of Customer Marketing, Product & Digital (licensing) EMEA (2022–2023).

Experience: VP, Marketing · Starbucks

Former VP, Marketing at Starbucks (2024–2026), a role in which the profile says Lisa Munro Collins oversaw brand and product strategy for a portfolio of high-visibility businesses and led integrated marketing efforts. Also former Director, Marketing at Starbucks (2022–2024), and SVP, Marketing and Internal Communications at Peak Credit Union since June 2026.

Experience: Head of Global Sales and Marketing · Starbucks

Head of Global Sales and Marketing at Starbucks since 2020. Louisa De Luca's other Starbucks roles were Director of Digital Customer Experience - Innovation for App & Retail - Global Brand Marketing (2018–2020) and Director of Innovation & Strategy for Beverages & Whitespace Retail - Global Brand Marketing (2017–2018).

Experience: Vice President, Marketing · Starbucks China

Vice President, Marketing at Starbucks China since December 2025, a President/Vice President-level role in the marketing department. Mavis Tang was previously Brand General Manager, Grown Alchemist at L'OCCITANE Group (2024–2025) and Marketing Director, Biotherm at L'Oréal (2020–2023).

Experience: Vice President, Marketing & Innovation · Starbucks

Vice President, Marketing & Innovation at Starbucks since April 2025, a role the profile places in the marketing department at President/Vice President level. Michael Kotick was also SVP, Head of Marketing at sweetgreen (2024–2025) and Senior Director, Brand Marketing at Chipotle Mexican Grill (2021–2023); the profile headline lists former roles at Chipotle, Nestle and sweetgreen.

Experience: vice president of marketing, Starbucks CPG and Food Service · Starbucks

Michele Waits has held the title vice president of marketing, Starbucks CPG and Food Service at Starbucks since June 2008, a President/Vice President-level role in the company's marketing department. The profile headline gives the role as vice president of marketing, Starbucks Channel Brand Management.

Experience: Vice President, Product and Marketing, Asia Pacific · Starbucks Asia Pacific

Former Vice President, Product and Marketing, Asia Pacific at Starbucks Asia Pacific (2023–2025), a role the profile describes as shaping product (beverage, food, merchandise and packaged coffee), in-store and digital marketing and visual merchandising. Samuel Fung was also Director, Marketing, Digital Customer Experience and Retail Lobby, Asia Pacific there (2019–2023), and Chief Marketing Officer at Highlands Coffee (2025–2026).

Experience: vp marketing, category & communications · Starbucks

Vp marketing, category & communications at Starbucks, a role the profile lists from 2006 to the present; the headline gives the title as vp, marketing, category & comm, greater china at Starbucks Coffee Company, at President/Vice President level. Shantel Wong was also Chief Marketing Officer, China at McDonald's (1995–2005).