Starbucks founder and former CEO Howard Schultz stepped down from the corporate’s board of administrators this week.

The Seattle-based espresso big stated Mr. Schultz leaving the board is a part of a deliberate transition.

“As I reflect on my 41 years with the company, a foundation of love and creative, passionate customer experience has been built by over 5 million partners (employees) around the world who have worked in the company,” Mr. Schultz stated in an announcement. “My gratitude to them and the millions of stakeholders and customers that have helped Starbucks endure is beyond measure. I am enormously blessed to have experienced this journey from the ground floor at the company these many years.”

According to the corporate, Mr. Schultz is now chairman emeritus.

The transition from his board place comes after he was changed as CEO of the corporate this spring by Laxman Narasimhan.

While working the corporate, Mr. Schultz turned Starbucks into an iconic model.

He additionally oversaw a wave of unionization efforts in Starbucks areas within the U.S. The firm is in the course of a number of authorized battles with its union in addition to nationwide regulators over alleged unfair labor practices.

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