Caribou Coffee Realigns Leadership Team
October 26 2009 - 2:02PM
Business Wire
Caribou Coffee, the second largest coffee chain in the United
States, is pleased to announce the promotion of Daniel E. Lee to
secretary, senior vice president and general counsel of Caribou
Coffee, and the appointment of Dan Hurdle to the role of senior
vice president, retail operations and product management of Caribou
Coffee.
“I am delighted to announce the shift in leadership at Caribou,”
said President and CEO Mike Tattersfield. “We continue to focus our
resources and talents on our key strategic initiatives, actively
pursing our goal of developing Caribou Coffee into a world-class
branded coffee company.”
Dan Lee contributes nearly two decades of comprehensive legal
experience to Caribou. He is responsible for all aspects of the
legal and risk management functions in addition to playing a key
role in several major initiatives since joining the company in
2005.
Lee previously worked for International, Inc., Carlson
Companies, Inc., and General Electric, where he served in a variety
of in-house counsel and executive roles. He earned a bachelor’s
degree in marketing and a bachelor’s degree in biology from St.
Cloud State University. Lee also has a master’s degree in business
administration from Minnesota State University, Mankato and a juris
doctorate from Hamline University School of Law.
Dan Hurdle assumes the retail operations leadership role in
addition to his product management responsibilities, which he began
in 2008. During the past year, Hurdle also oversaw the supply chain
and store development functions at Caribou.
Hurdle previously worked for Washington Mutual Retail, Starbucks
Coffee Company and McKinsey Co. He graduated with a master of
science degree from the University of Cambridge, U.K., and earned a
bachelor’s degree from the U.S. Naval Academy, serving as a
submarine officer in the U.S. Navy.
“I am pleased with Dan’s expanded role,” said Tattersfield.
“Through his strong leadership, the product management team has
developed a culture of quality and innovation that will continue to
serve us well in the future.”
ABOUT THE COMPANYCaribou Coffee (Nasdaq: CBOU) founded in
1992, is the second-largest company-owned gourmet coffeehouse
operator in the world, based on number of coffeehouses. At Caribou
Coffee, our mission statement is “an experience that makes the day
better.” We provide this by sourcing the highest-quality coffee in
the world and craft roasting it in small batches to bring out the
best in every bean. We bring this extraordinary coffee to our
customers through grocery locations, online, or through our
coffeehouses, which provide a relaxing escape for our customers.
Caribou Coffee is committed to expanding our business by bringing
this experience to new customers without compromising our
unwavering commitment to quality. Caribou Coffee is a proud
recipient of the Rainforest Alliance Corporate Green Globe Award
and the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAAs) 2008
Roasters Choice Tasting Competition. For more information, visit
www.cariboucoffee.com.
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