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title: "Former YUM! Brands Executive Joins Starbucks"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/8a5ed2b7-395e-4592-91d6-b50c392337f4
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/former-yum-brands-executive-joins-starbucks-2708097
category: "Coffee & tea"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Coffee & tea"
topics: ["Finance & M&A"]
published: 2018-10-08T16:11:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:48:01.330Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8198211c9a6c5ac91794079d8b39d63e2749.jpg
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# Former YUM! Brands Executive Joins Starbucks

**TL;DR:** Patrick Grismer, a former YUM! Brands executive, has joined Starbucks as its new chief financial officer. Grismer brings executive-level experience from multiple brands, including Hyatt Hotels and The Walt Disney Company.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-10-08. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/former-yum-brands-executive-joins-starbucks-2708097).*

## Story

On Monday, Starbucks announced its new chief financial officer , Patrick Grismer. Grismer comes to the coffee chain with executive-level experience at multiple giant, multi-national brands including Hyatt Hotels, YUM! Brands and The Walt Disney Company.

Most recently, Grismer served as the CFO for Hyatt Hotels. Before that, he held a number of leadership roles at YUM! Brands over a 14 year period, including CFO.

“As a seasoned CFO of multiple global, consumer-facing growth companies, Pat brings tremendous finance expertise, a customer-centric mindset and a wealth of restaurant industry experience to Starbucks,” said Kevin Johnson, Starbucks’ president and chief executive officer, in a statement. “Pat will be a fantastic addition to the team, and I look forward to partnering with him as we continue to execute against our strategic priorities and drive strong financial performance.”

Grismer will succeed Scot Maw, who announced his retirement in June .

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Starbucks (company)
- Yum Brands (company)
- leadership change (topic)
- Hyatt Hotels Corporation (company)
- cfo appointment (topic)
- Walt Disney (company)
- executive move (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/former-yum-brands-executive-joins-starbucks-2708097). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/8a5ed2b7-395e-4592-91d6-b50c392337f4).