Annie Young-Scrivner is a Chinese-American business executive who is now serving two years as the

chief executive officer A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

of Wella Company. She previously held senior positions at Godiva Chocolatier,

PepsiCo PepsiCo, Inc. is an American multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation headquartered in Harrison, New York, in the hamlet of Purchase. PepsiCo's business encompasses all aspects of the food and beverage market. It oversees the manuf ...

, and

Starbucks Starbucks Corporation is an American multinational chain of coffeehouses and roastery reserves headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It is the world's largest coffeehouse chain. As of November 2021, the company had 33,833 stores in 80 c ...

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 The Michael G. Foster School of Business is the business school at the University of Washington in Seattle. It was founded in 1917. The school has more than 50,000 alumni, and is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Busin ...

at the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...

(1991), and an MBA from the Carlson School of Business,

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...

(2003). She continued her education at

Yale School of Management The Yale School of Management (also known as Yale SOM) is the graduate business school of Yale University, a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. The school awards the Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA for Executives ...

, Darden School of Management and the International Institute for Management Development in Switzerland.

Career

Before joining Wella Company, 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

. 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

, she started as global CMO and president of Tazo Tea from 2009. She was president of

Canada from 2012 to 2014, president of

Teavana Teavana Corporation is an American tea company, which previously had locations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Middle East. Starbucks acquired Teavana in 2012, and in 2017, Starbucks announced it would close all Teavana loca ...

and executive vice president of Global Tea for

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 Wella Company and YUM! Brands. Her past board leadership includes Tiffany & Co., Macy's Inc., and

Japan. She is the Chairman of the Dean's Advisory Board for the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington and a member of ''

The Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...

'' CEO Council, '' Fast Company'' Impact Council, and the ''Fortune'' Most Powerful Women community. In October 2020, Young-Scrivner was slated to be the new CEO of Wella Company by investment firm

KKR KKR & Co. Inc., also known as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., is an American global investment company that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and, through its strateg ...

in their announced acquisition of 60% of the company from

Coty Coty may refer to: *Coty, Inc., an American beauty products manufacturer *Coty Award, the Coty American Fashion Critics' Awards (1943-1984) by Coty, Inc. *COTY, abbreviation for Car of the Year awards People * François Coty (1874–1934), perfum ...

. Her appointment became effective in December 2020. The standalone Wella Company was founded in 1880 by

Franz Ströher Franz Ströher (born 21 February 1854 in Oberwiesenthal; died 1936 in Germany) was a German hairdresser and businessman. Life Franz Ströher worked as a hairdresser in Saxony. German Company Wella was founded in 1880 by him. The company Wella or ...

and consists of a family of iconic brands including Wella Professionals, O·P·I, ghd, Briogeo, Nioxin, Sebastian Professional, and Clairol. It is one of the fastest-growing companies in the beauty sector and is committed to focusing on DEI, ESG, and building a purpose-driven business.

Personal life

Young-Scrivner is married to Scott Scrivner. They have a son and a daughter.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Young-Scrivener, Annie Living people Carlson School of Management alumni University of Washington Foster School of Business alumni 1968 births American women chief executives American chief executives of food industry companies PepsiCo people Starbucks people 21st-century American women

Early life and education

Career

Personal life

See also

References