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.

A 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.

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 ( SBUX) new CEO Brian Niccol is brewing up a new chapter for the coffee chain as it focuses on its origins.

In an open letter to Starbucks customers, employees, and investors, Niccol admitted that the company has “drifted from its core”

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.

Brian Niccol, on his second day as Starbucks’ chief, said in a letter to employees and customers that he wants to return Starbucks to its roots as a “community coffeehouse.”

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.