The man who built Starbucks from the ground(s) up is stepping down. Howard Schultz is leaving his role as executive chair of the company, he told employees Monday, ending his nearly 40-year run behind the counter. Myron Ullman, J.C. Penney's former chairman and CEO, will replace Schultz on the board, per The New York Times. Schultz started as Starbucks' director of operations and marketing in 1982, and served as its CEO from 1987 to 2000, per CNBC.

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