Starbucks’ chief is going old school, and the thrust of his changes are very much a return to three-time CEO Howard Schultz’s vision. And while he’s set the tone for remote work and Starbucks stores, he’s also had to deal with the executive ranks.

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol had his first day on the job Monday — and yes, he was in the company's Seattle headquarters. Niccol, the California-based former head of Chipotle, joined the coffee giant following the ouster of former CEO Laxman Narasimhan last month and will be under the gun to turn around Starbucks' lackluster financial performance.

Starbucks officially has a new CEO, with Brian Niccol taking over the top job Monday. Here are challenges he is facing that have hampered Starbucks' sales and stock price in recent months.

In a new memo, Niccol offers a clinical deconstruction of what’s going wrong at the coffee chain—and hints as to how he plans to make it right.

New Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol revealed he will initially focus on company's business in the U.S. before turning to the international market.

Longtime Starbucks (SBUX) executive is retiring as CEO Brian Niccol tries to turn around the flagging coffee chain. On Monday, Starbucks North America CEO Michael Conway, 58, announced plans to retire.

Michael Conway will be retiring at the end of November, according to a Monday filing. His position won’t be filled.

Michael Conway, Starbucks’s North American chief executive, plans to retire Nov. 30 after only about eight months in the role. Conway informed the coffee chain of his decision on Thursday, according to a Monday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The new role will oversee product, marketing, digital, customer insights, creative and store concepts.