Annie Young-Scrivner

Annie Young-Scrivner is a Chinese-American business executive who is the chief executive officer of Wella Company. She previously held senior posts at Godiva Chocolatier, PepsiCo, and Starbucks.
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. Growing up, she and her family started several small businesses in various industries. 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.
Career.
Before joining Wella, Young-Scrivner served three years as CEO of Godiva Chocolatier. She also previously worked at Starbucks, where she held several leadership roles, including global chief marketing officer and president of Tazo Tea. Young-Scrivner began her career with a 20-year tenure at PepsiCo. There, she held positions in marketing, sales, and general management, working in 30 different countries worldwide and serving as president and chairman of PepsiCo Foods in Greater China.
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.
Young-Scrivner serves on the board of directors of YUM! Brands. Her past board leadership includes Tiffany & Co., Macy's Inc., and Starbucks Japan. 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 slated to be the new CEO of the Wella Company by investment firm KKR in their announced acquisition of 60% of the company from Coty. As Wella's inaugural CEO, Young-Scrivner is responsible for building the strategic growth framework for the company that returned to independent operating status in December 2020 for the first time since 2003. Her appointment became effective in December 2020.
Personal life.
Young-Scrivner is married to Scott Scrivner. They have a son and a daughter.