At Second Cup, we know that in order to provide the best coffee for our Guests, we must continue to work in harmony with both the environment and people who provide us with the best quality coffee beans. To both our Guests and coffee producers, we pledge that our coffee growing environment is treated with the utmost respect and dignity. All of our coffee producers provide a safe and healthy work environment and employees are compensated in a fair and equitable manner. As well, Second Cup continues to provide financial remuneration for quality beans to directly benefit the farmers, workers and mills. This is our promise.
Second Cup announces appointment of Alix Box as President and Chief Executive Officer
Feb 3, 2014
9:00am
TRADING SYMBOL: The Toronto Stock Exchange - SCU
MISSISSAUGA, ON, Feb. 3, 2014 /CNW/ - The Second Cup Ltd. ("Second Cup" or the "Company") The Second Cup today announced that Alix Box has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, effective February 24, 2014. Ms. Box succeeds Stacey Mowbray, who will leave the company to pursue other opportunities.
Ms. Box brings a wealth of retail leadership experience to Second Cup. For the past six years, Alix has been a member of the senior leadership team at Holt Renfrew, most recently as Senior Vice President, Retail. During this period, she helped lead a strong resurgence of service and sales growth for Holt Renfrew. Previously, Ms. Box was Vice President, Operations, Company and Licensed Stores at Starbucks Coffee Company, where she was responsible for 675 stores across Canada. During her ten years at Starbucks, Alix built a culture of exceptional team building and the Canadian operations achieved strong growth in sales and profitability.
Michael Bregman, Second Cup's Chairman, said "Alix possesses the ideal combination of related retail experience and leadership attributes to lead Second Cup into a new era of success. She has an extraordinary track record and is driven to deliver sustainable, long-term value for Second Cup shareholders and franchise partners."
Alix Box commented, "I am very excited to join Second Cup. Second Cup has an iconic Canadian history and I believe together we can build an even brighter future. I am eager to work with our loyal franchise partners to improve café performance while providing Canadian coffee lovers with an upgraded, modernized vision for the future."
Stacey Mowbray stated, "I have enjoyed serving as Second Cup's President and Chief Executive Officer and believe the company is poised for great success in the future. I will remain in my position until Alix arrives and will help to ensure a seamless transition". On behalf of the Board, Mr. Bregman said, "I thank Stacey Mowbray for her six years of service leading Second Cup. Stacey has worked very well with the new Board of Directors and has helped greatly through this period of transition. We wish her great success in her future endeavours."
About Second Cup®
Founded in 1975, Second Cup® is Canada's largest specialty coffee franchisor operating more than 350 cafés across the country. All 4,000 Second Cup® associates are trained coffee experts who handcraft over 1,000,000 coffee and tea beverages every week, and are committed to ensuring "there's a little love in every cup.™" For more information, please visit www.secondcup.com or find us on Facebook and Twitter.
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Please contact Steve Boyack, Chief Financial Officer, (905) 362-1818 or investor@secondcup.com.