Starbucks announced on Wednesday that President and CEO Kevin Johnson will retire on April 4, with company founder Howard Schultz replacing him in an interim capacity. Johnson, who joined the leadership team in 2015, will continue to serve as a special consultant to the company through September. The Starbucks board anticipates selecting a new leader by the autumn, with Schultz playing a role in the process. Starting in the 1980s, Schultz built Starbucks from a local Seattle coffee chain into a global behemoth. He stepped down as leader in 2017. He considered running as an independent in the 2…