Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has resumed his leadership role at a tumultuous time, facing ongoing Covid challenges, supply-chain disruptions and increasing sociopolitical unrest, he wrote in an open letter to company employees, customers and others on Monday, his first day back on the job. But Schultz intends to rise to the occasion — starting with the reversal of the company’s share buyback program, which was reinstated just a few weeks ago on March 16.
