Artie Starrs
Artie Starrs | |
|---|---|
| Born | Arthur F. Starrs 1976 or 1977 (age 48–49) |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Princeton University (AB) |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Title | CEO of Harley-Davidson |
| Predecessor | Jochen Zeitz |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Starrs |
| Children | 2 |
Artie Starrs (born 1976 or 1977) is an American business executive who is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Harley-Davidson.[1][2][3]
Starrs had previously worked at Pizza Hut and Topgolf.
Education
Starrs has a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Princeton University.[4]
Career
Starrs was an investment banker with Wasserstein Perella & Co./Union Bancaire Privée UK.[5] He was the chief financial officer of Rave Cinemas before joining Pizza Hut in 2013.[6][7] Starrs became the CEO of the Pizza Hut Division of Yum! Brands in 2019.[8]
Starrs is on the board of directors of the Washington, D.C. non-profit First Book since 2020.[9]
He left Pizza Hut to become the CEO of Dallas, Texas-based Topgolf in 2021.[10][11][12][13]
Starrs is on the board of directors of Dine Brands since May 2023. He is also on the boards of the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra and Greenhill School.[14][15]
After leaving Topgolf, Starrs became the CEO of Milwaukee, Wisconsin based Harley-Davidson in October 2025.[16][17][18][19] His base salary at Harley is $1.2 million and he now owns a Harley.[20][21]
Personal life
Starrs is married to Elizabeth and they have two children.[5][9][21]
References
- ^ "Harley-Davidson Appoints Artie Starrs as President and Chief Executive Officer". harley-davidson.com. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ Keilman, John (4 August 2025). "Harley-Davidson Names Topgolf Leader as New CEO". wsj.com. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Harley-Davidson names Topgolf's Arthur Starrs as CEO". reuters.com. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ Barrett, Rick (4 August 2025). "Harley-Davidson names new president and CEO to replace Jochen Zeitz. He's coming from Topgolf". jsonline.com. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Artie Starrs // GDYO Class of 1994". gdyo.org. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ^ Stewart, Andrew (7 April 2011). "Rave Cinemas taps new CEO". variety.com. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ^ Jitchotvisut, Janaki (5 August 2025). "Harley-Davidson Names New CEO, Who Comes From the Entertainment and Pizza Worlds". msn.com. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ^ "Yum! Brands Appoints Taco Bell Division and Pizza Hut Division Chief Executive Officers to Drive Global Brand Strategies and Growth". yum.com. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Pizza Hut Chief Executive Officer Artie Starrs Joins First Book Board of Directors". firstbook.org. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Artie Starrs Appointed New Chief Executive Officer at Topgolf Entertainment Group". topgolfcallawaybrands.com. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ DiFurio, Dom (16 March 2016). "Topgolf appoints former global CEO of Pizza Hut as its new chief executive". dallasnews.com. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ "Topgolf appoints new CEO". golfbusinessnews.com. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ Dixon, Ed (19 March 2021). "Topgolf names Artie Starrs as new CEO, plus more". sportspro.com. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ^ "ARTHUR F. STARRS". dinebrands.com. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ^ Littman, Julie (16 May 2023). "Dine Brands appoints Topgolf CEO to board of directors". restaurantdive.com. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ^ "Harley-Davidson appoints Artie Starrs as president, chief executive officer". fox6now.com. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ Kirchen, Rich (4 August 2025). "Topgolf CEO Artie Starrs heads to Harley-Davidson". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ "TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION OF ARTIE STARRS, CEO OF TOPGOLF". topgolfcallawaybrands.com. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ Gonzalez, Ignacio; Coppola, Gabrielle (4 August 2025). "Harley-Davidson Hires Topgolf Head as Motorcycle Maker's CEO". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ "UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FORM 8-K". sec.gov. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ a b Kirchen, Rich (9 September 2025). "Harley-Davidson's next CEO buys a Hog". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 20 November 2025.