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Starbucks Hires Computer Guy To Make Coffee
- Chain Store Age, Tuesday, January 27, 2015 9:50 AM
Starbucks Corp. has appointed Kevin Johnson as president and chief COO, effective March 1. He replaces the company's current COO, Troy Alstead, who will take a sabbatical beginning March 1. Johnson, a Starbucks board member since 2009, served as CEO of Juniper Networks from 2008 through 2013. Prior to that, he served as the president of the Platforms Division at Microsoft Corp.
