AdvertisementStarbucks CEO is stepping down. Howard Schultz returning as interim bossUpdated March 16, 2022Andrea HsufacebookEmailStarbucks President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Johnson speaks at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in Seattle, Washington on March 20, 2019. The company announced his departure just hours before the 2022 shareholders meeting. (AFP via Getty Images)This article was originally published on March 16, 2022.