Artie Starrs

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Artie Starrs
Born
Arthur F. Starrs

1976or1977(age 48–49)
CitizenshipAmerican
Education Princeton University (AB)
Occupation Business executive
TitleCEO of Harley-Davidson
Predecessor Jochen Zeitz
SpouseElizabeth Starrs
Children2

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]

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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

  1. ↑ "Harley-Davidson Appoints Artie Starrs as President and Chief Executive Officer". harley-davidson.com. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  2. ↑ Keilman, John (4 August 2025). "Harley-Davidson Names Topgolf Leader as New CEO" . wsj.com. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Harley-Davidson names Topgolf's Arthur Starrs as CEO". reuters.com. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. 1 2 "Artie Starrs // GDYO Class of 1994". gdyo.org. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Stewart, Andrew (7 April 2011). "Rave Cinemas taps new CEO". variety.com. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  7. ↑ Jitchotvisut, Janaki (5 August 2025). "Harley-Davidson Names New CEO, Who Comes From the Entertainment and Pizza Worlds". msn.com. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. 1 2 "Pizza Hut Chief Executive Officer Artie Starrs Joins First Book Board of Directors". firstbook.org. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Artie Starrs Appointed New Chief Executive Officer at Topgolf Entertainment Group". topgolfcallawaybrands.com. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  11. ↑ DiFurio, Dom (16 March 2016). "Topgolf appoints former global CEO of Pizza Hut as its new chief executive" . dallasnews.com. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  12. ↑ "Topgolf appoints new CEO". golfbusinessnews.com. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  13. ↑ Dixon, Ed (19 March 2021). "Topgolf names Artie Starrs as new CEO, plus more". sportspro.com. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  14. ↑ "ARTHUR F. STARRS". dinebrands.com. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  15. ↑ Littman, Julie (16 May 2023). "Dine Brands appoints Topgolf CEO to board of directors". restaurantdive.com. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  16. ↑ "Harley-Davidson appoints Artie Starrs as president, chief executive officer". fox6now.com. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  17. ↑ Kirchen, Rich (4 August 2025). "Topgolf CEO Artie Starrs heads to Harley-Davidson" . bizjournals.com. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  18. ↑ "TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION OF ARTIE STARRS, CEO OF TOPGOLF". topgolfcallawaybrands.com. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  19. ↑ Gonzalez, Ignacio; Coppola, Gabrielle (4 August 2025). "Harley-Davidson Hires Topgolf Head as Motorcycle Maker's CEO" . bloomberg.com. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  20. ↑ "UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FORM 8-K". sec.gov. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  21. 1 2 Kirchen, Rich (9 September 2025). "Harley-Davidson's next CEO buys a Hog" . bizjournals.com. Retrieved 20 November 2025.