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Biography

Zabrina M. Jenkins

Independent Director
Ms. Jenkins, 52, has served as one of our directors since December 2021. Ms. Jenkins has served as acting Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) since April 2022 and previously as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel from February 2020 to April 2022. In her current role she leads a diverse cross-functional team responsible for legal and regulatory affairs, global security, and ethics and compliance. From January 2019 to February 2020, Ms. Jenkins served as Vice President and Interim Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer and from April 2016 to January 2019 she served as Managing Director at Starbucks Corporation. Ms. Jenkins joined Starbucks Corporation in 2005 and prior to that was an attorney in private practice. Additionally, Ms. Jenkins serves as an Executive Champion of the Starbucks Black Partner Network, advises the Inclusion and Diversity Committee for the Law & Corporate Affairs department, and provides legal counsel to the Audit and Compliance Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Starbucks Corporation Board of Directors. Ms. Jenkins also currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for Central Washington University and as a member of the Advisory Board of Washington Leadership Institute and the Board of Directors of the Loren Miller Bar Foundation. Ms. Jenkins was selected as a 2019-2020 fellow of the International Women’s Forum. Ms. Jenkins received a B.S. in Business Administration, Finance from Central Washington University, an M.S. in Higher Education Administration from Syracuse University School of Education, and a J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law. We believe Ms. Jenkins’ extensive legal and corporate experience makes her qualified to serve as a director.
 
Independent Director