Starbucks North American president Rossann Williams will leave the company and be replaced by the head of the coffee chain's Asia Pacific division.
Starbucks North American president Rossann Williams will leave the company and be replaced by the head of the coffee chain's Asia Pacific division.
Williams has been one of the public faces of the company's efforts to curb unionization efforts by its baristas.North American president Rossann Williams is leaving the company and will be replaced by the head of the coffee chain's Asia Pacific division. The announcement Friday marks the latest change to the company under interim CEO Howard Schultz, who returned to the top job in April after the departure of former CEO Kevin Johnson. Schultz is slated to stick around in the role through around the end of the year, after the board names a long-term successor. In his time so far, Schultz has paused the company's stock buyback program, committed $1 billion to raise wages and improve cafes and vocally pushed back against union efforts.
"As we embark on the next chapter, we have made a difficult, but necessary change to our North America business; a change that creates new leadership for a new era at Starbucks," John Culver, the company's chief operating officer, wrote in a memo to employees viewed by CNBC."The decision was not taken lightly and was one preceded by discussion about a next opportunity for Rossann within the company, which she declined.
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