ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã 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. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe