Starbucks introduced that North American CEO Michael Conway is retiring. 

The transfer comes simply 5 months after Conway’s appointment to the place, which was a part of a broader company management restructuring primarily based on geography.

It additionally comes simply eight days after the official appointment of former Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol as Starbucks’ CEO. Niccol changed Laxman Narasimhan, who spent lower than half a yr within the place after changing Howard Schultz. 

The corporate stated Conway will proceed to function an govt advisor to Starbucks via the top of November. 

Michael Conway photographed on the Starbucks Help Middle on 3/13/24. (Picture by Joshua Trujillo, Starbucks). Starbucks press launch photograph.

Previous to changing into North American CEO, Conway was the group president of worldwide and channel growth, main Starbucks retail progress in 80 markets all through Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, Center East and Africa.

Conway joined Starbucks in 2013 after serving as worldwide president of McNeil Nutritionals, the Johnson & Johnson firm that produced the Splenda model of artificial sweeteners. 

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