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by Meridith Levinson

Starbucks Hires New ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã From Outside Retail Industry

Opinion
May 5, 20081 min

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Stephen Gillett is joining Starbucks as its new senior vice president and ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã on Monday, May 12. Gillett comes on board in the midst of a high-profile revitalization effort at the Seattle-based coffee company. He replaces Bryan Crynes who left Starbucks in January, shortly after Howard Schultz was reinstalled as CEO. Chris Bruzzo, Starbucks’ CTO, had been serving as interim ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã.

Gillett most recently served as ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã of Corbis, a stock photography and footage company owned by Bill Gates and based in Seattle. Previously, Gillett held senior leadership positions with Yahoo and CNET.